David Lee

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

--Better scorer than Jefferson.
--More versatile scorer than Jeff, spreads the floor
--Better passing big than Jefferson. 3.3 apg the last 4 seasons.
--Better rebounder than Jefferson.
--Better defender than Jefferson.
--Gets to the line over 4 times per game.

I might agree with passing. That's about it.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Lee is much like Al or Carlos. Great offensive numbers. but no defense. There's a reason No teams are talking about trading for him. Terrible contract that very well might impact the ability to keep Favors, Kanter, Hayward AND upgrade at other positions.

 

[GVC]

I would probably take David Lee over David West because you can actually run an offense through the facilitating Lee, and his defense is almost comparable...

Oof. I assume you haven't seen any of Kirk Goldsberry's work.

 

[franklin]

I might agree with passing. That's about it.

Claiming Jefferson>Lee offense (or defense) just took ****ed up to a whole new meaning. Jefferson is the KING of empty stats.

Lee is much like Al or Carlos. Great offensive numbers. but no defense. There's a reason No teams are talking about trading for him. Terrible contract that very well might impact the ability to keep Favors, Kanter, Hayward AND upgrade at other positions.

You're being too generic with the typical D-Lee talking points.

Lee tries, and brings a whole lot more on the offensive end than both those guys. And his contract is pretty damn good for what he gives you. That SAS series would have been even closer if Lee was healthy since his way of spreading the floor would have made "call my bluff" even more difficult to defend.

Paying any more than 8 a year for any big other than an all star defeats the whole purpose of everything the Jazz FO have been saying. You supplement the young core with some vets to help develop them but paying that much for Lee traps us with no other options. I can't imagine any scenario where we even consider Lee as an option. If his salary were 50% of what it is he might be an option.

This.

 

[Jeffrey32]

I'm curious as to why the Warriors would trade him. He was an All Star last year and is quite consistent. He along with Curry led that team back to the post-season. Unless they want Carl Landry as their starting PF.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I'm curious as to why the Warriors would trade him. He was an All Star last year and is quite consistent. He along with Curry led that team back to the post-season. Unless they want Carl Landry as their starting PF.

Considering they played better with Landry and you could make an argument that Lee is the most toxic defensive player in the NBA, I think that pretty amply answers the question.

 

[PrinceJL]

I'm curious as to why the Warriors would trade him. He was an All Star last year and is quite consistent. He along with Curry led that team back to the post-season. Unless they want Carl Landry as their starting PF.

Considering they played better with Landry and you could make an argument that Lee is the most toxic defensive player in the NBA, I think that pretty amply answers the question.

they're going after Dwight

 

[Beantown]

Its interesting that the Jazz went after David Lee before Jefferson.

 

[gomretat]

Lee was an All-Star this past season. I'm not advocating to get him but Lee was on their (at least KOC's) radar when he was a FA AND the only way I would take him, is if we get Barnes in return. His contract is for ~45M the next 3 years & it doesn't necessarily kill the team considering the team's books are "clean"

Yes it does. 45M for Lee over 3 years puts us back to zero in terms of flexibility to build a contender. He might of been on KOC's radar but at that kind of salary he was dropped off immediately. He is worth half of that even in the nonsensical NBA salary world.

 

[addictionary]

I don't quite like this guy's energy. I think he is at his ceiling right now and he might show a major destruction of his performance if he moves. That is how I feel.