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No comments on him. Does anyone see a future for him here?

papalrep wrote:No comments on him. Does anyone see a future for him here?

Yes ideally he's the backup to Kemba walker.

papalrep wrote:No comments on him. Does anyone see a future for him here?

He isn't even healthy and was just salary filler. If he was healthy he isn't the worst guy to have around. He can hit 3's and handle the ball some. He might just get waived. I'd keep him around (maybe use him to match salaries in a deal) unless they are dying to sign someone else with the last roster spot.

thedoper wrote:

papalrep wrote:No comments on him. Does anyone see a future for him here?

Yes ideally he's the backup to Kemba walker.

Lol. Doper, you are definitely one of my favorite posters - a lot of solid analysis and, like this post, good humor.

monsterpile wrote:

papalrep wrote:No comments on him. Does anyone see a future for him here?

He isn't even healthy and was just salary filler. If he was healthy he isn't the worst guy to have around. He can hit 3's and handle the ball some. He might just get waived. I'd keep him around (maybe use him to match salaries in a deal) unless they are dying to sign someone else with the last roster spot.

I think the Wolves will release him. What the Wolves should do is what you suggest, Monster. They should keep him around as a potential salary match in a future deal. It probably won't matter, but it falls into that bucket of "little things" that the Wolves organization screws up repeatedly - like failing to get that extra second round pick in deals, failing to draft an occasional gem in the second round, or selling low first round picks rather than using them to take a flyer on a freakishly long, accomplished young European center named Rudy Gobert. The possible beneficial use of the Bayless contract far outweighs the tiny incremental impact on the team's payroll or flexibility. They should keep him at least until the February trade deadline. But watch - the Wolves will release him in the next few weeks.

lipoli390 wrote:

thedoper wrote:

papalrep wrote:No comments on him. Does anyone see a future for him here?

Yes ideally he's the backup to Kemba walker.

Lol. Doper, you are definitely one of my favorite posters - a lot of solid analysis and, like this post, good humor.

I appreciate the love Lip. There's a lot of reasons I think all of us have been here so long, in spite of all the losing. I'm jealous you get to see this new iteration of this team. I hope it will be a lot of fun for the rest of the year.

lipoli390 wrote:

monsterpile wrote:

papalrep wrote:No comments on him. Does anyone see a future for him here?

He isn't even healthy and was just salary filler. If he was healthy he isn't the worst guy to have around. He can hit 3's and handle the ball some. He might just get waived. I'd keep him around (maybe use him to match salaries in a deal) unless they are dying to sign someone else with the last roster spot.

I think the Wolves will release him. What the Wolves should do is what you suggest, Monster. They should keep him around as a potential salary match in a future deal. It probably won't matter, but it falls into that bucket of "little things" that the Wolves organization screws up repeatedly - like failing to get that extra second round pick in deals, failing to draft an occasional gem in the second round, or selling low first round picks rather than using them to take a flyer on a freakishly long, accomplished young European center named Rudy Gobert. The possible beneficial use of the Bayless contract far outweighs the tiny incremental impact on the team's payroll or flexibility. They should keep him at least until the February trade deadline. But watch - the Wolves will release him in the next few weeks.

with the wolves luck they will release him, he will get healthy and sign with a team the wolves will be competing against for a PO spot. What am I thinking, we're lottery bound.

sjm34 wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:

monsterpile wrote:

papalrep wrote:No comments on him. Does anyone see a future for him here?

He isn't even healthy and was just salary filler. If he was healthy he isn't the worst guy to have around. He can hit 3's and handle the ball some. He might just get waived. I'd keep him around (maybe use him to match salaries in a deal) unless they are dying to sign someone else with the last roster spot.

I think the Wolves will release him. What the Wolves should do is what you suggest, Monster. They should keep him around as a potential salary match in a future deal. It probably won't matter, but it falls into that bucket of "little things" that the Wolves organization screws up repeatedly - like failing to get that extra second round pick in deals, failing to draft an occasional gem in the second round, or selling low first round picks rather than using them to take a flyer on a freakishly long, accomplished young European center named Rudy Gobert. The possible beneficial use of the Bayless contract far outweighs the tiny incremental impact on the team's payroll or flexibility. They should keep him at least until the February trade deadline. But watch - the Wolves will release him in the next few weeks.

with the wolves luck they will release him, he will get healthy and sign with a team the wolves will be competing against for a PO spot. What am I thinking, we're lottery bound.

If the Wolves release him it's likely because there is a player they want to sign. So whatever level of incompetence of letting Bayless go will be based on how that player they sign is viewed.

Personally I won't be shocked if they keep him around till there is a reason to move on. He is a vet and has at least been able to take and make 3's. He can play if we run into another situation where everyone else gets hurt again. His latest injury is a sprained knee. Maybe he isn't far from being healthy enough to play. Who knows because nobody probably cares cause he wasn't gonna play. Lol

I don't think he can be traded right away, but I would definitely call Phoenix and try to snag a second round pick from them. They need a PG.

khans2k5 wrote:I don't think he can be traded right away, but I would definitely call Phoenix and try to snag a second round pick from them. They need a PG.

He's a Phoenix native too.