Forrest: Absolutely love him. He's a jump shot from being a very good backup. Absolutely keep him and I would give him a guaranteed contract.
Oni: Love his tools, but I don't think he has the confidence to make it in the NBA. Would like to be wrong and I still think he could turn it around, but I'm not holding my breath. Would probably cut him since he got 1.7 million next season.
Thomas: Jazzfanz whipping boy, but I do think he is worth keeping. He's a player with a rare skill that could potentially be elite once he learns to get himself open in the offense. Guarantee his contract for the upcoming season.
Brantley: I'm still kind of surprised he hasnt gotten more minutes. He had the really good game vs OKC (barely an NBA team, but still) then after that he never really got a chance in non-garbage time minutes. I kind of get it because whenever I watch him he seems kind of out of place, but unlike Oni he actually has a level of assertiveness to his game. Don't sign. Use spot for new players.
Morgan: Once upon a time I was super high on him, but like Brantley, he can never actually get minutes. I like his game theoretically, but I think he might just be the combo of too small and too unathletic to be an impact player. Cut him.
Udoka: Not really a question what's going to happen with him, but just wanted to talk about him. I'm probably unreasonably excited about his potential. If he can learn from Gobert he can be a special defensive player and he has more potential to exploit small ball on the offensive end, though he probably will be more easily exploited by small ball on the defensive end. Still, it will be fun to watch someone with rim breaking potential dunk the ball. He's obviously guaranteed already, so he's probably staying unless he's used in a trade (wouldn't shock me).
Hughes: The mystery man of the bench. Ankle injuries kind of hampered his ability to make an impression early and it set him back. He easily has the most talent of this group. He's a guy I'm really crossing my fingers on becoming an impact player as soon as next year. Guarantee that contract (I think it already is)
Review:
Cut: Oni, Brantley, and Morgan
Bring Back: Hughes, Udoka, Forrest, and Thomas
Oni: Love his tools, but I don't think he has the confidence to make it in the NBA. Would like to be wrong and I still think he could turn it around, but I'm not holding my breath. Would probably cut him since he got 1.7 million next season.
Thomas: Jazzfanz whipping boy, but I do think he is worth keeping. He's a player with a rare skill that could potentially be elite once he learns to get himself open in the offense. Guarantee his contract for the upcoming season.
Brantley: I'm still kind of surprised he hasnt gotten more minutes. He had the really good game vs OKC (barely an NBA team, but still) then after that he never really got a chance in non-garbage time minutes. I kind of get it because whenever I watch him he seems kind of out of place, but unlike Oni he actually has a level of assertiveness to his game. Don't sign. Use spot for new players.
Morgan: Once upon a time I was super high on him, but like Brantley, he can never actually get minutes. I like his game theoretically, but I think he might just be the combo of too small and too unathletic to be an impact player. Cut him.
Udoka: Not really a question what's going to happen with him, but just wanted to talk about him. I'm probably unreasonably excited about his potential. If he can learn from Gobert he can be a special defensive player and he has more potential to exploit small ball on the offensive end, though he probably will be more easily exploited by small ball on the defensive end. Still, it will be fun to watch someone with rim breaking potential dunk the ball. He's obviously guaranteed already, so he's probably staying unless he's used in a trade (wouldn't shock me).
Hughes: The mystery man of the bench. Ankle injuries kind of hampered his ability to make an impression early and it set him back. He easily has the most talent of this group. He's a guy I'm really crossing my fingers on becoming an impact player as soon as next year. Guarantee that contract (I think it already is)
Review:
Cut: Oni, Brantley, and Morgan
Bring Back: Hughes, Udoka, Forrest, and Thomas
