>Hearing talk of Memphis including Clarke in deals to try and move up and I hate the idea for Memphis. He was really good his rookie year! Last year was weird for everyone!
Just wanted to quickly say I really appreciate the kind reception I’ve received from the DNHQ community on my FA series. Glad it was able to spark such interesting discourse. Closing it out on a bit of a niche topic in two-ways (if you're not familiar with my content, niche topics are kind of my wheelhouse). But again, thank you for all the love, you guys have a great community here, and I look forward to hopefully contributing some more in the future!
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Yoooo . . . Wagner claiming in interviews that he is 6'11 now. 6'11 plus his existing skillset of dribbling/shooting/passing/defense . . . thats pretty fire I'm not going to lie. I wouldn't mind him going at 7 for us if that really is the case.
On a separate note, I've been thinking about the future of basketball lately. I was one of those "crazy" dudes calling for a versatile big man who can shoot/pass for a LONG TIME . While others preferred Shaq/Kareem/Walton/Wilt, I was always trumpeting Hakeem/Garnett (I'm a huge Garnett fan, way bigger than most people). It was this obsession which allowed for me to help predict the "next wave" of bigs which are dominating the game today.
Of course, I'm not saying I'm a genius, I completely whiffed in my prediction that PG's would become a thing of the past. I was certain that motion offenses which spread playmaking responsibilities would cause shorter PG's to die out being replaced by SF's like Lebron who could pass + C's like Garnett who could past (SF playmake from perimeter while C playmakes from post).
With that in mind, I'm curious what you guys think, whats the next "trend" in the NBA player archetypes/schemes?
“Juan Toscano-Anderson was an undrafted free agent in 2015 who played three seasons overseas, followed by two seasons in the G League (both with the Santa Cruz Warriors) after which he would sign a non-guaranteed multi-year deal with the Warriors before being waived and re-signed on a two-way.”
So, after the big signing with the tearful call to mom, the Warriors waived him and put him back on a 2-way? Did I miss something?
Jessup was always a long shot and letting him fulfill his NBL contract is a no brainer. He gets another year of professional experience on somebody else's dime, leaves a roster spot open for "proven veteran leadership" or another rookie and it doesn't start the clock on his NBA rookie deal when he probably wouldn't play very much. I'm not going to get too excited or lose much sleep over the 16th and 17th roster spots, but it's nice that they exist so they can similarly stash Mannion for another year.
Taylor should have probably been in training camp last season after his performance in the Dubble but the Warriors probably wanted to see if his first season shooting 43% from three in the G-League was a fluke. He responded by shooting 43% from three in the G-League in his second season as well. Been intrigued by him for awhile.
Would be an absolutely stunning move to bring him in on a two-way, dude looked like a serious small-ball 5 when he was with us. Was really sad to see him go. Does anyone know if two-way players being able to participate in the playoffs is getting carried over to next year?
>Hearing talk of Memphis including Clarke in deals to try and move up and I hate the idea for Memphis. He was really good his rookie year! Last year was weird for everyone!
https://twitter.com/HPbasketball/status/1420396890789605377?s=20
Sounds like Grizzlies really want to move up.
How's Clarke's defense? Can he defend 3s and 4s, or will he be relegated to defending 5s?
Though, looks like his 3pt shot fell off a cliff his 2nd year, and he's got a weird form.
What channel is usa bball on?
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/hypothetical-harrison-barnes-warriors-kings-trade-discussed-zach-lowe
Low proposed Wiggins+7 for Barnes, Delon Wright and 9
I only saw the kings play the Warriors, so can’t say I’ve got strong opinions on Wright and Barnes’ current games.
Thoughts?
Kevin Pelton’s Big Board has… SENGUN as #1. Makes me feel better that DNHQ had Sengun and Moody as the finalists.
Other ratings of note
Giddey #5
Kuminga #7
These two rate highly due to young age.
MY GUY GARUBA #8
Wagner #9
Moody #10
Trey Murphy III #11 — with a name like that, of course he put all his ability points into Three Point Shooting, we don’t need dribbling
Barnes #13
Primo #14
Thor #15
Clearly Pelton’s models love the crap out of young age
Hyland #16
Kispert #17
Butler #26
Duarte #27
Bouknight #32
Mitchell #42
Kevin O'Connor (TheRinger) latest mock draft: https://nbadraft.theringer.com/mock-draft?_ga=2.120932232.1226840718.1627315291-1738737644.1561502816 has the Warriors picking Giddey at 7 and Mitchell at 14.
Just wanted to quickly say I really appreciate the kind reception I’ve received from the DNHQ community on my FA series. Glad it was able to spark such interesting discourse. Closing it out on a bit of a niche topic in two-ways (if you're not familiar with my content, niche topics are kind of my wheelhouse). But again, thank you for all the love, you guys have a great community here, and I look forward to hopefully contributing some more in the future!
In the meantime, you can follow me on Twitter (@GSWReddit) if you want to stay up to date on the Warriors’ finances and CBA logistics.
I also recently wrote a brief offseason primer taking a look at common questions like Oubre S&T options, Steph’s extension, etc. (https://gswreddit.medium.com/warriors-off-season-2021-primer-ef22e3a97ee3?source=friends_link&sk=40b66673540289dd40fc7b7818a1d102)
Additionally, I maintain a cap sheet that has info like the Warriors future salary outlook, guarantee/option dates, trade exceptions, draft picks, draft rights, minimum/MLE pro-rates, luxury tax calculator, etc. (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aSo_Ni5pqrs6E9PbCZgfGKzq5qjklm60h6Ykw3lYSxE)
And lastly, if you ever have any CBA questions or anything I can help answer/clear up, feel free to DM me or @ me on Twitter. I check my mentions regularly and try to respond to every question.
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Yoooo . . . Wagner claiming in interviews that he is 6'11 now. 6'11 plus his existing skillset of dribbling/shooting/passing/defense . . . thats pretty fire I'm not going to lie. I wouldn't mind him going at 7 for us if that really is the case.
On a separate note, I've been thinking about the future of basketball lately. I was one of those "crazy" dudes calling for a versatile big man who can shoot/pass for a LONG TIME . While others preferred Shaq/Kareem/Walton/Wilt, I was always trumpeting Hakeem/Garnett (I'm a huge Garnett fan, way bigger than most people). It was this obsession which allowed for me to help predict the "next wave" of bigs which are dominating the game today.
Of course, I'm not saying I'm a genius, I completely whiffed in my prediction that PG's would become a thing of the past. I was certain that motion offenses which spread playmaking responsibilities would cause shorter PG's to die out being replaced by SF's like Lebron who could pass + C's like Garnett who could past (SF playmake from perimeter while C playmakes from post).
With that in mind, I'm curious what you guys think, whats the next "trend" in the NBA player archetypes/schemes?
Am I reading this correctly?
“Juan Toscano-Anderson was an undrafted free agent in 2015 who played three seasons overseas, followed by two seasons in the G League (both with the Santa Cruz Warriors) after which he would sign a non-guaranteed multi-year deal with the Warriors before being waived and re-signed on a two-way.”
So, after the big signing with the tearful call to mom, the Warriors waived him and put him back on a 2-way? Did I miss something?
Perks thank you for all the research you did for this series, and a double thanks for making all that knowledge easily digestible! This is great stuff
Jessup was always a long shot and letting him fulfill his NBL contract is a no brainer. He gets another year of professional experience on somebody else's dime, leaves a roster spot open for "proven veteran leadership" or another rookie and it doesn't start the clock on his NBA rookie deal when he probably wouldn't play very much. I'm not going to get too excited or lose much sleep over the 16th and 17th roster spots, but it's nice that they exist so they can similarly stash Mannion for another year.
Didn't know Spellman was still eligible. That would be a solid two-way addition.
Otherwise, I was always thinking the Warriors should try to grab a 2nd rounder and try get JT Thor or Charles Basset for a two way.
I guess my thinking is to use a two-way for bigman depth...
Taylor should have probably been in training camp last season after his performance in the Dubble but the Warriors probably wanted to see if his first season shooting 43% from three in the G-League was a fluke. He responded by shooting 43% from three in the G-League in his second season as well. Been intrigued by him for awhile.
Spellman's eligible?!?!
Would be an absolutely stunning move to bring him in on a two-way, dude looked like a serious small-ball 5 when he was with us. Was really sad to see him go. Does anyone know if two-way players being able to participate in the playoffs is getting carried over to next year?