Just for the sake of discussion, if the team searched for a guy in the buyout market/free agency who would be the best fit for this team?

1. JaMychal Green, 33 years old, last played for the Golden State Warriors averaging 6.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game on 54% shooting from the field and 37% from 3 on 2 attempts per game. He also nailed down 77% of his free throw attempts. As an ex-clipper during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 season, he has some familiarity with the franchise and is my personal favorite if he was to get picked up since I can see immediate impact from him. Standing at 6’8” and 227 lbs he serves as a strong PF.

2. Blake Griffin, 34 years old, last played for the Boston Celtics averaging 4.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game on 48% shooting from the field and 34% from 3 on 1.6 attempts per game. He also nailed down 65% of his free throw attempts which ranks the third worst in his career. I don’t believe Blake would get many minutes on this team, but he would be an instant fan favorite and a good insurance guy who will at least give it his all on the floor. He played 41 games for Boston last season and started in 16 of them, though only played in 1 playoff game.

3. Aleksej Pokusevski, 22 years old, currently plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder averaging 1.2 points, 1.0 rebounds, and 0.5 assists on 25% shooting from the field and 18% from 3 on 1 attempt per game. He’s also currently shooting 50% from the free throw line. I must apply context however, that Poku has only played in 10 games for Oklahoma City this year on only 6 minutes a game, having an incredibly reduced role in comparison to last year. Last season is what we should be paying attention to, where he played 20 minutes a game and produced 8.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.3 blocks on 43% shooting from the field and 36% from 3 on 3 attempts per game. He also nailed down 62% of his free throw attempts. Standing at 7’0” tall even and weighing 190 lbs paired with his youth, Poku is an absolute giraffe that I’d be willing to gamble on.

4. Danilo Gallinari, 35 years old, last played for the Detroit Pistons averaging 7.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists on 45% shooting from the field and 35% from 3 on 2.4 attempts per game. He also nailed down 85% of his free throw attempts. Undoubtably the purest sharp shooter available right now, Gallo can provide spacing and size standing at 6’10” and 233 lbs. As we know though, he is not a defensively good player and with his age slowing him down, it’s TBD if he can really be productive on a contending team at this point. He’s still an option to consider.

5. Rudy Gay, 37 years old, last played for the Utah Jazz averaging 5.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.0 assists on 38% shooting from the field and 25% from 3 on 2.3 attempts per game. He also nailed down 85% of his free throw attempts. As much as I adore Gay as a player throughout his career, he’s definitely the lowest on my list if I were to rank all these players on how much I’d want them on my team. Standing at 6’8” and 250 lbs, he weighs as much as Blake Griffin but is slower and I have doubts about how much impact he’d actually have if given meaningful minutes.

6. Kai Jones, 23 years old, last played for the Charlotte Hornets averaging 3.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 0.3 assists on 55% shooting from the field and 21% from 3 on 0.4 attempts per game. He also nailed down 73% of his free throw attempts. KJ the biggest wildcard out of anyone here simply because of the aspect of his mental status and just how much he actually improved in the offseason. He did begin to develop a bit of a shot and significantly improved his free throw shooting, and as we’ve seen by his tape the guy can jump out of the gym and is a constant lob threat. Standing at 6’11” and surprisingly only 218 lbs, Kai can get up and down the floor quickly and from what I’ve seen from his tape served as an energy guy with the Hornets. It would be interesting to see how well he fit next to the likes of Russell Westbrook in that fast paced offense and James Harden, backdooring defenders and getting lob opportunities. The aspect people tend to forget with these signings is the impact the players we currently have on the team could have on these players who have never played with the level of playmaking we have on this roster, as well as the spacing. Kai Jones is a perfect example of that, so as long as he’s not a locker room distraction I’m not opposed to giving the kid a shot.

Conclusion: These are just some players I’d consider if we WERE to sign anybody, I don’t think it would hurt to try something to help this team further, but I really do like the youth we have currently with Amir Coffey, Brandon Boston Jr, Moussa, and Kobe Brown more notably, seeing how he’s gotten more comfortable with more reps. The game has begun to slow down for him.

by Revolutionary_Law687