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Hot Topic: NBA Backup Centers

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  • #16
    Re: Hot Topic: NBA Backup Centers

    This list is moot, as many of those are current 1st round picks.
    Last edited by immortality; 12-11-2013, 04:10 PM.

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    • #17
      Re: Hot Topic: NBA Backup Centers

      Originally posted by FlavaDave View Post
      Here are the salaries of the x highest paid centers in the league this year, FYI:

      Amare Stoudemire$21,679,893
      Pau Gasol$19,285,850
      Chris Bosh$19,067,500
      Marc Gasol$14,860,523
      Brook Lopez$14,693,906
      Emeka Okafor$14,487,500
      Roy Hibbert$14,283,844
      LaMarcus Aldridge$14,128,000
      Tyson Chandler$14,100,537
      Andrew Bogut$14,000,000
      Nene$13,000,000
      Kevin Garnett$12,433,735
      Al Horford$12,000,000
      Joakim Noah$11,100,000
      DeAndre Jordan$10,986,550
      JaVale McGee$10,750,000
      Tim Duncan$10,361,446
      Andris Biedrins$9,000,000
      Kendrick Perkins$8,977,437
      Omer Asik$8,374,646
      Marcin Gortat$7,727,280
      Spencer Hawes$6,600,000
      Channing Frye$6,400,000
      Jason Thompson$5,643,750
      DeMarcus Cousins$4,916,974
      Marreese Speights$4,515,000
      Marcus Camby$4,383,773
      Ian Mahinmi$4,000,000
      Jonas Valanciunas$3,526,440
      Kosta Koufos$3,000,000
      Kwame Brown$2,945,901
      Aaron Gray$2,690,875
      Nick Collison$2,585,668
      Andre Drummond$2,462,400
      Meyers Leonard$2,222,160
      Brendan Haywood$2,050,000
      Tyler Zeller$1,633,440
      Andrew Nicholson$1,482,000
      Donatas Motiejunas$1,422,720
      Jared Sullinger$1,365,720
      Fab Melo$1,311,240
      Miles Plumlee$1,121,520
      Arnett Moultrie$1,089,240
      Festus Ezeli$1,066,920

      From DraftExpress.comhttp://www.draftexpress.com#ixzz2nCGtx8rz
      http://www.draftexpress.com
      What would the list look like if we remove rookie contracts?

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      • #18
        Re: Hot Topic: NBA Backup Centers

        Hill is the only one there that could work, but trading Mahinmi straight up would probably not fly with the Lakers, and if we have to throw in someone like Cope then it will be very tough to get salaries to match.

        If Hill is being brought in as a 4th/5th big man alongside Mahinmi I do not think they would go for just Cope straight up and only have Gasol, Sacre, and Kaman as big men.

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        • #19
          Re: Hot Topic: NBA Backup Centers

          Originally posted by P_George View Post
          I think anyone saying 4M is our cap for a replacement big, is a little off.

          We could package Copeland, OJ, or Solomon Hill. Realistically, we could trade for a guy making as much as 7.9M a year, which most backups bigs are no where near that. May have to toss in a draft pick with them for a good player, but we're in win-now mode so, I have no problem with that.
          Not really, because the NBA has a minimum roster size. That 7.9M going to one player doesn't do much good when the team still has to go out and sign someone else. They're already going to be treading too close to the LT next season to re-sign Lance, let alone make them have to fit even more players in to that already pretty small salary hole.
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          • #20
            Re: Hot Topic: NBA Backup Centers

            Originally posted by Hicks View Post
            What would the list look like if we remove rookie contracts?
            I was too lazy to do that, and forgot to mention it. Thanks.
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            • #21
              Re: Hot Topic: NBA Backup Centers

              Originally posted by FlavaDave View Post
              Here are the salaries of the x highest paid centers in the league this year, FYI:

              Amare Stoudemire$21,679,893
              Pau Gasol$19,285,850
              Chris Bosh$19,067,500
              Marc Gasol$14,860,523
              Brook Lopez$14,693,906
              Emeka Okafor$14,487,500
              Roy Hibbert$14,283,844
              LaMarcus Aldridge$14,128,000
              Tyson Chandler$14,100,537
              Andrew Bogut$14,000,000
              Nene$13,000,000
              Kevin Garnett$12,433,735
              Al Horford$12,000,000
              Joakim Noah$11,100,000
              DeAndre Jordan$10,986,550
              JaVale McGee$10,750,000
              Tim Duncan$10,361,446
              Andris Biedrins$9,000,000
              Kendrick Perkins$8,977,437
              Omer Asik$8,374,646
              Marcin Gortat$7,727,280
              Spencer Hawes$6,600,000
              Channing Frye$6,400,000
              Jason Thompson$5,643,750
              DeMarcus Cousins$4,916,974
              Marreese Speights$4,515,000
              Marcus Camby$4,383,773
              Ian Mahinmi$4,000,000
              Jonas Valanciunas$3,526,440
              Kosta Koufos$3,000,000
              Kwame Brown$2,945,901
              Aaron Gray$2,690,875
              Nick Collison$2,585,668
              Andre Drummond$2,462,400
              Meyers Leonard$2,222,160
              Brendan Haywood$2,050,000
              Tyler Zeller$1,633,440
              Andrew Nicholson$1,482,000
              Donatas Motiejunas$1,422,720
              Jared Sullinger$1,365,720
              Fab Melo$1,311,240
              Miles Plumlee$1,121,520
              Arnett Moultrie$1,089,240
              Festus Ezeli$1,066,920

              From DraftExpress.comhttp://www.draftexpress.com#ixzz2nCGtx8rz
              http://www.draftexpress.com
              Mahinmi is not overpaid in my evaluation of the list. Exclude rookie deals like Hicks stated.

              There is not much out there, Mahnimi may have stone cold hands but most of the guys below him have many more weaknesses. Haywood, does he stay healthy. Mahnimi is not overpaid,, prefer him over Camby by a significant margin.


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              Last edited by PacersPride; 12-11-2013, 04:14 PM.

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              • #22
                Re: Hot Topic: NBA Backup Centers

                Okay, I really don't think we will trade Solo away for what can really only be a minor upgrade at center. This isn't Hansbrough/Copeland to Scola. It's Mahinmi for Jordan Hill or Samuel Dalembert. That would be a waste of a first round pick. It was fine to trade Plumlee and our 2014 first rounder because Scola is so much better than our other options. We won't find a Scola out there again IMO.

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                • #23
                  Re: Hot Topic: NBA Backup Centers

                  Originally posted by cdash View Post
                  No offense, but most of those guys are not even remotely close to being realistic options.

                  Asik: We don't have the assets Houston wants, he wants to start, and his contract balloons to a level we couldn't possibly pay next season.
                  Dalembert: Not bad, still a little pricey--not sure who/what to deal to make that trade work though.
                  Hill: The Lakers are thin up front and he's been dinged up a little bit. Not a horrible option, but I don't think it's particularly likely to happen.
                  Varejao: He has way too much value around the league and costs way too much for a backup center with the financial constraints on our team. Great fit, but not realistic.
                  Biyombo: He is interesting. He might be falling out of favor in Charlotte, but how much of an upgrade over Mahinmi is he really?
                  JO: He's in a good place in Golden State. They need a few bigs like him in case the frail Andrew Bogut goes down.

                  My main point: Working out a deal for an obvious upgrade over Mahinmi is challenging without giving up a core player or taking back long term salary. Also, one presumes that Mahinmi himself would not be all that attractive to the other teams if we are looking to upgrade him. I think we can complain about him all we want, but I don't really find it realistic to think that we will make a midseason move to bolster the position, unless it is part of a larger Danny Granger deal (another trade I doubt goes down).
                  If all anyone wants around here is a rebounder/rim protector then Biyombo is a big upgrade.

                  PER 36 of 12.4 RPG, almost 2 BPG with only 1 TOPG. Also, only 2.7 Fouls Per Game. Mahimi's is 6.7 Fouls Per Game. He's much more reliable.
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                  • #24
                    Re: Hot Topic: NBA Backup Centers

                    Reggie Evans is in the top of my list not only because he is a rebounding and defensive beast but also because he only makes 1.6mil a year, he is super cheap for his production.




                    Watson,X player, DG, Scola, Reggie Evans? he is like the CJ Watson of PF/Centers
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                    • #25
                      Re: Hot Topic: NBA Backup Centers

                      Would Charlotte give up on Biyombo after only 2.5 years? He was viewed as a project player when they drafted him?
                      Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel

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                      • #26
                        Re: Hot Topic: NBA Backup Centers

                        Originally posted by vnzla81 View Post
                        Reggie Evans is in the top of my list not only because he is a rebounding and defensive beast but also because he only makes 1.6mil a year, he is super cheap for his production.




                        Watson,X player, DG, Scola, Reggie Evans? he is like the CJ Watson of PF/Centers
                        Reggie Evans is 6'8''.

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                        • #27
                          Re: Hot Topic: NBA Backup Centers

                          Originally posted by Pacergeek View Post
                          Would Charlotte give up on Biyombo after only 2.5 years? He was viewed as a project player when they drafted him?
                          They spent big bucks to sign Al Jefferson and drafted Cody Zeller really high. Who knows?
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                          • #28
                            Re: Hot Topic: NBA Backup Centers

                            Originally posted by PacersPride View Post

                            Asik - I don't want his candya** attitude. Let Miami have him if they can acquire.
                            Asik wouldn't fit with us as he only wants to be on a team that he can start on.

                            That being said, I would HATE to see Miami get him, that would be a horrible scenario for the Pacers. Luckily, they do not have the pieces to pull off a trade in my opinion.

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                            • #29
                              Re: Hot Topic: NBA Backup Centers

                              I would also like to exclude every player on the above list that doesn't have post-season experience
                              Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel

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                              • #30
                                Re: Hot Topic: NBA Backup Centers

                                We probably need to define what is meant by rim protector. When I use I mean it in the same since as Roy. A straight up, verticality type of rim protector, which is what our defense is designed for. A weak side shot blocker isn't the same thing. He isn't being a rim protector in the same way Roy and Ian are, and thus may not actually be a better rim protector for our system.

                                I don't know enough about how the Bobcats defensive system works, or how Biyombo gets his blocks. If it is more as a weakside shot blocker there is no guarantee that he will actually be a better rim protector than Ian. Rebounds I don't really care about as long as the team gets it. Even Orlando seems to get a lot of rebounds, and I think it is by design that our wing players get as many rebounds as they do. Unless the player is an offensive rebounding machine, that is a different story.

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