[@esidery] Little momentum exists between the Bulls and DeMar DeRozan on an extension before he enters unrestricted free agency, per @KCJHoop (nbcsportschicago.com/nba/chicago-bu…). DeRozan instantly becomes one of the best available free agents if he’s unable to agree on a new deal with Chicago.
by Impossible_Ad166
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No.
Still a solid player but would be an awful fit on the Sixers
I’m positive this is gonna happen, and actually don’t mind it if
a) it’s a cheaper deal
b) he’s not the only major move
I know everyone hates the “fit” of DDR here but this continues to seem like the most likely outcome.
1) Nurse tie-in from Toronto – a big factor that I don’t see people mention much.
2) Asset-free – allows Daryl flexibility with picks and trades going forward.
3) More cap space this year – a 3 year, $105 mill contract allows Sixers $26 mill or so in cap space this year and a lot can be done with that.
4) Not that much different fit wise than Ingram who is constantly mentioned as a trade candidate.
5) Would give the Sixers a bucket-getter down the stretch of games, something they have been needing for a while, especially when Joel is not on the court.
In a world where we sign Demar, who are the best pieces we can put around him, Maxey, Embiid? My simpleton brain says we’d need rebounding, quick trigger high volume 3s (Maxey will provide more of this with Demar’s gravity), and perimeter defense.
He’ll sign a 1+1 here and we’ll be whelmed.
This would be the move that ruins me. Surely Morey isn’t this stupid.
Mike talked about this on the Ricky and I think while my initial reaction was “hell no, horrible fit and old” the more I thought about it the more I was on board.
If it’s 3 years and 30-35 million a year like most expect, it’s not too long a commitment and matches our window and leaves plenty of room to sign KCP and maybe another smaller depth piece.
None of the options are perfect and this one certainly isn’t, nor is it my preferred plan, but it does provide some middle ground between upside swing and the only role players approach.
I still mostly think it’s a bad idea, but I’ll run with it for fun. If we sign DeMar, we need to get Kispert or someone like him immediately; let’s say that costs at minimum a first and a swap. After that, we need to find as many good defenders as possible with three picks and 20 mil in cap space.
There’s Caleb Martin, Isaac Okoro, Bruce Brown and Gary Trent Jr. as just a couple names that come to mind. You give the MLE to Oubre, sign Drummond, get Lowry back and pray Batum doesn’t retire AND will take a vet minimum.
Starting lineup of Maxey, Kispert, DeRozan, Batum and Embiid, with Oubre and Kispert being interchangeable. Bench of Drummond, Oubre, Lowry and whatever other wing we can get. Leaves us thin at the 4, but can’t have it all.
In conclusion, DeRozan by himself doesn’t make us contenders, but I do like how much extra cap and picks we’re left with if we just sign him outright. I don’t love it, but I don’t have it as much as I thought I would.