Jazz looking for a backup center....

[b_line]

Basically the only free agent backup shooting center was john luer. He is gone now.

They want an all shooting team to trot out against weak defenses?

 

[JazzForLifee]

Meyers Leonard is the obvious choice here. True 7 footer who is a legit 3pt threat and still very young.

is he free agent?


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[JazzForLifee]

i miss memo


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[seattlejazzfan]

Basically the only free agent backup shooting center was john luer. He is gone now.

They want an all shooting team to trot out against weak defenses?

https://jazzfanz.com/showthread.php...ackup-center&p=1253213&viewfull=1#post1253213

 

[seattlejazzfan]

is he free agent?


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RFA, but might as well offer him and make Portland match.

 

[b_line]

https://jazzfanz.com/showthread.php...ackup-center&p=1253213&viewfull=1#post1253213

Is he a free agent?

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Is he a free agent?

RFA

 

[enchilada_style]

Tomic.

Hes dead to me.

 

[Hitman]

Other than those mentioned, some backup centers who shoot threes: Meyers Leonard, Channing Frye, Jared Sullinger (badly), Frank Kaminsky.

They could be looking at someone with good mechanics who they can turn into a three-point shooter, like they did with Booker, but I have no idea who fits that description. Or maybe hitting the three isn't a requirement, maybe they just need someone who can consistently hit foul-line jumpers?

EDIT: ninja'ed on ML.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Man, Meyers Leonard - what a bizarre shooting trajectory. Plays two years at Illinois, 7'1", strong, athlete prospect - problem? can't shoot. He shot 12 threes in two years there making 1.

Rookie year shoots 7 threes all year. 2nd year goes 0-6 all year. So, 4 years of basketball 185 games, dude is 4-25 from 3pt range.

Third year in the NBA, shoots 112 threes, making 42%! last year takes 228 threes making 38%. unreal. i imagine there is nothing like it in NBA history.

 

[SCS]

I still believe a more natural 5 is the way to go. Most shooting bigs struggle on the glass and on defense. That's not a very good fit off the bench next to Trey Lyles who also struggles in those departments.

 

[Chargers Jazz Angels]

There is a rumor the warriors are shopping bogut. Not sire what they are looking for. He is injured a lot, you would be taking a huge salary off their hands

 

[MDAV28]

Isn't this just an idea from David Locke?

I'm not sure the Jazz really need to go out of their way to acquire this.

 

[mellow]

"Hey guys I'm right here." -Tibor

 

[kabenac]

"Hey guys I'm right here." -Tibor

Pleiss shows up and tells DL... "I don't know if you were aware, but I hit 31% from three in the D-League."

He actually showed a nice jumper from around the foul line. Here's highlights to his D-League games: https://dleague.nba.com/player/tibor-pleiss/

I watched the Spurs highlights where he hits a few.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I wonder if we flip Burke to Denver for lauvergne... He's a shooter kind of... They prolly want another pg.

 

[FabioJazz]

Diaw, Speights, Olynyk (I don't like)..

PF's like Patrick Patterson, Mike Scott, Scola, Frye, Cunningham, Tolliver, Jerebko...

Or... Pleiss!

 

[FabioJazz]

Is Nene still available? He is not a shooter but he can pass and has high IQ. Great fit in this team.

 

[silesian]

"Hey guys I'm right here." -Tibor

Beat me to it.

 

[cowhide]

Pleiss shows up and tells DL... "I don't know if you were aware, but I hit 31% from three in the D-League."

He actually showed a nice jumper from around the foul line. Here's highlights to his D-League games: https://dleague.nba.com/player/tibor-pleiss/

I watched the Spurs highlights where he hits a few.

I don't know why you can't play Pleiss or Whitey for 8-10 minutes as a backup especially Pleiss since you thought enough about him to give him a 3 million dollar/yr contract. He has some nice low post moves and has a nice jumpshot. Lyles is going to be the second team outside shooter.