$10M for Noel is on par with starting defensive C salaries. Most making $12M +/-$2M. Nawlins did a great job last year. Seemed to have a key 4Q block every game 2nd half of the season.
Mitch still making nothing. So Knix paying $12M for two quality defensive C's. Gives NYK a chance to evaluate Mitch's health/impact and decide who starts/stays long-term. Either/both are tradeable assets.
Pelle for all his grit was 28. Sims is young. Or bring back Taj. Taj's offensive boarding was masterful. Besides the extra possessions, Taj's O-boarding was a defensive strategy on to itself. Plenty of times Taj tipped a potential O-board, preventing the opps from any chance at transition, allowing Knix to get set on D and find their preferred matchups. Valuable stuff.
I'd say Knix overpaid some for Rose. Sort of a Thibs thank you for the years. Rose as starting PG without a clear backup ...
Bullocks got a 3/$30M with DAL. Who basically swapped Josh Rich for Reg Bullox. Celts swapped Fournier for the cheaper Josh Rich. Fournier always strikes me as a guy who can score, but takes nights and quarters off. And gets in trouble when he tries to do too much dribbling and forces shot creation. Not as focused on D as he should be. Gets some unnecessary fouls by being out of position or taking a bad angle. Overall, imo Fournier needs to focus more and up his consistency. Otherwise he's a fairly good offensive player who you can't rely on too much. Getting the same ($18M or so) money as Tim Jr.
Well, Chip should be happy. As this was very much a like-our-team type of off-season. I guess Fournier is the starting SF. And RJB now guards the other team's best wing scorer. An extra challenge for our young pup.
Bench looks solid, if we can unearth a backup PG or one of our rooks is ready. Burdening Rose with big minutes sounds real short-sighted, like a disaster waiting to happen.
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