Q-was-here wrote:Kek, I agree Capela wouldn't get completely played off the floor (like Drummond or Steven Adams for example), but I just can't see him and KAT sharing the floor in crunch time. That's where I get a little stuck. Do we really want to pay a guy $20M per year if he can't be out there in the last 7 minutes of close games? May be he could be used as a defensive sub in those situations?
It all comes down to what we'd have to give up to get him. I'm with Cam on the fact that he solves a couple of big problems for us. It just may come at a steep price.
Ya once again it comes at the asking price. I just don't think there is a great solution for putting a big next to Kat what is realistic.
Like Capela fixes rebounding, defense and a rim running big but can't space the floor and might be unplayable down the stretch of big because of FT shooting
Turner can space the floor and would allow us to play drop coverage more but he is injury prone not that good of a shooter and is a terrible rebounder for a big
Drummond, Hartenstien, Nurkic I think all can provide something in the regular season and would be a plus but I do think all 3 are almost unplayble in the playoffs guarding on the perimeter. So I don't know how much cap space I want put guys who I don't think will make any difference in the post season.
Jalen Smith is young but I don't want to pay him to find out if he is ok or not. Like go on Indiana Message boards they think he sucks. Now in theory he might be based on skill set but he has been a terrible NBA guy his 1st 2 years in the league. He might develop into something because he is still young but I don't think I want to pay him to find out.
Mo Bamba is just a better Jalen Smith. He is an NBA player but he is a replacement level NBA Center who still has good upside but the price it is going to take to make him a wolf I think is way to much to bank on potential. I like Bamba but once again I don't want to pay big money on potential.
I think the Wolves are in the weird spot of they need a big big man but no option is perfect. Like the FA are not playoff players and the guys that could be traded for have big flaws. I just don't know the solution because whoever the Wolves add I don't know if they are playing the last 5 minutes of a playoff game. Of the names above I think Capela is the only reasonable option and I can see him being in our closing 5 even with the major flaw that he has.
Its a weird spot for the wolves.