The NBA season is right around the corner so it’s time
to take a look at the Eastern Conference. The Eastern Conference has four
powerhouse teams including the two time defending champions, The Miami Heat. It
also has one very good team, The Knicks, and a whole lot of middle of the pack
teams. There are two very bad teams, The Magic and The Bobcats. The East also
has the 76ers, I can’t think of a word that describes this team. Let’s take a
look at how I see the East panning out.
1st
seed Indiana Pacers: Yes, I think this team will finish with
the best record in the East. They finished third last year and have improved
their roster.
Depth
Chart:
PG:
George Hill, CJ Waston
SG:
Paul
George, Lance Stephenson, Orlando Johnson
SF:
Danny
Granger, Chris Copeland
PF:
David
West, Luis Scola, Soloman Hill
C:
Roy
“Jello-shot” Hibbert, Ian Mahinmi
Depth
You look at this team
and you see a very good starting five and a very good bench. With Danny Granger
coming back it strengthens the starting lineup and makes the bench stronger
with Lance Stephenson becoming the sixth man. Last year the Pacers bench
included DJ Augustin, Gerald Green and Tyler Hansbrough. The Pacers are built
for an 82 game season.
New
Players
The Pacers revamped
their bench, if they want to become a one seed these pieces need to work and
not turn out like last year’s bench. They added CJ Waston as the backup point
guard, a spot held by DJ Augustin last year. CJ played 19 minutes a game last
year with the Nets and averaged 6.8 points which is a full two points better
than DJ 2 assist had a 13.90 PER, That PER is almost a full 3 points better
than DJ’s. CJ brings much better defense
than DJ and also shoots a better three ball. CJ was at 41% last year compared to DJ’s 36%.
Chris Copeland is a better option at small forward than Gerald Green. Copeland
shot the three at 48% last year!!! He needs to work on his defense but his
floor spacing will help out Luis Scola and open up the lane for Lance
Stephenson. Speaking of Luis Scola, he replaces Tyler Hansbrough. Scola played
10 more minutes than Hansbrough last year. Scola scored 5.8 more points and averaged two
more rebounds. Scola is a good scorer which gives the Pacers second unit an
offensive boost.
Danny
Granger
Danny
Granger missed most of last season with a knee injury which showed us the
greatness of Paul George. Now the Pacers need another guy to beat the Heat and
Danny Granger is that guy. Now the question is can he mesh with the starting unit?
If he can, the Pacers become an elite team, if not he can always be the sixth
man or they could always trade, which is unlikely but he is in the final year
of his contract.
Second seed Miami Heat
The Heat come in
the favorites to win the title, you might ask then why are they ranked second, the answer is simple. The Heat do not care about the regular season, they’re
going to get bored during the season and lose some games.
Depth Chart
PG:
Mario Chalmers, Norris Cole
SG:
Dwayne Wade, Ray Allen
SF:
LeBron
James, Shane Battier, Michael Beasley, James Jones
PF:
Udonis
Haslem, Rashard Lewis, Jarvis Varnado
C:
Chris
Bosh, Chris Anderson, Greg Oden, Joel Anthony
Depth
Looking at this
Heat team you realize that they are thin at some positions. Power forward is
not great but they’ll slide Lebron over to Power Forward and everything is
okay. My only concern with the team during the regular season is Shane Battier
and Ray Allen. Those legs have a lot of miles on them and at this point of
their careers it will be tough to see them both play over seventy games. The
Heat just need a top three seed and once the playoffs come they’ll be just
fine.
Low
Risk and High Reward?
With
the Heats cap situation it left them with no money to sign any good free
agents. So what did the Heat do? They signed Greg Oden and Michael Beasley.
Oden of course is the former number one pick from Ohio State. He could never
stay on a NBA floor due to injuries. He’s working out with the Heat and has a
good chance to make the roster. His contract is for one million dollars. If
Oden can play like his old self and play in upwards of fifty games and be ready
when the playoffs come around, The Heat would have made one of the best free
agent signings of the summer. Michael Beasley has a few problems. He’s always
in trouble with the law and because of that he never sees time on the floor. So
with him going back to South Beach with his off the court problems should be
fun! That being said, when Michael Beasley is on the floor and is under control
he’s actually not a bad scorer. Good around the rim, he’s an okay jump shooter
but on The Heat he should have some good opportunities to score off the double
teams on LeBron. It’s unlikely that both of these players will find themselves
and have a good season for the Heat but if one does it’s just another weapon
for the defending champs.
Dwayne
Wade
Dwayne Wade is actually a concern for
me. He started to breakdown in the finals last year. He’s only 31 but his body
has taken a lot of bumps and he hasn’t played in over 70 games in each of the
last two seasons. I think The Heat will limit him and try to save him for the
playoffs, his minutes could drop a little bit, and maybe he could even sit out
a few more games than he usually would. Or he’ll be okay and light it up and
play like Wade always does. But his health is a concern.
Third
Seed Chicago Bulls
Of course
this all depends on the knee of Derrick Rose. But even without Rose, this team
made it to the second round of the playoffs. That just shows the greatness of
Tom Thibodeau one of the best coaches in the league.
Depth
Chart
PG:
Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich, Marquis Teague
SG:
Jimmy
Butler, Mike Dunleavy
SF:
Luol Deng, Toney Snell
PF:
Carlos
Boozer, Taj Gibson, Malcolm Thomas, Erik Murphy
C:
Joakim Noah, Nazr Mohammed
Depth
You
look at the Bulls roster and you notice a good starting five and a decent bench.
Dunleavy is a good shooter, Gibson is a good back up big and Kirk Hinrich might
be one of the best back up point guards in the league. If the Bulls first round
draft pick, Tony Snell can provide good minutes for the Bulls, it could provide
rest for Luol Deng who has played a lot of minutes over the last five years.
Thibodeau is known for having a small rotation and playing his starters big
minutes, that shouldn’t change much this year.
Dunleavy
Dunleavy
is the new addition to the Bulls; he’s replacing Marco Benilnelli who was a key
piece for the Bulls when they went up against the Nets in Brooklyn. Let’s
compare these two players.
Marco Belinelli: 25.8 mins 9.6ppg 35.7 3P% 10.45 PER
Mike Dunleavy: 25.9 mins 10.5ppg 42.8 3P% 13.64 PER
Dunleavy also provides better defense.
This looks like a solid replacement for the Bulls if
he can repeat his 2013 season.
Luol
Deng
In 2009-2010
Deng played 37.9mins in 70 games
In
2010-2011 39.1mins in 82 games
2011-2012
39.4mins in 54 games
2012-2013
38.7mins in 75 games
What
does this mean? Deng could come into the season worn out or could wear down in
the middle of the season, the Bulls need to cut his minutes down or they could
miss him for the playoffs, playing Butler at the three and Dunleavy at the two
could save his legs. Let’s not forget he’s in the final year of his contract,
it’s unlikely but the Bulls could shop him if Butler continues to improve.
Fourth
Seed Brooklyn Nets
Nothing
to see here on to number five. OH WAIT! Billy King pulled off the trade of the
offseason trading for Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry. They resigned
Andray Blatche and signed the best contract of the offseason; they signed
Andrei Kirilenko for 3.1 million dollars. They also have new coach in Jason
Kidd.
Depth
Chart
PG:
Deron Williams, Shaun Livingston, Tyshawn Taylor
SG:
Joe
Johnson, Jason Terry, Alan Anderson
SF:
Paul
Pierce, Andrei Kirlenko, TOKO LOCO Shengelia
PF:
Kevin Garnett, Reggie Evans, Mirza Teletovic
C:
Brook
Lopez, Andray Blatche, Mason Plumlee
Depth
Yeah
this team is deep and is one of the deepest in the league. Should be fun to see how the minutes for each
player pans out.
New
Coach
Jason Kidd has
gone from a NBA player to NBA coach to part owner of a NBA team in about 4
months. Kidd says he wants more ball movement with this Net team, PLEASE! If you watched the Nets last year it was
basically one on one basketball. Kidd faces one problem already with Kevin
Garnett. Kidd has said he wants to sit Garnett on back to back games, KG
doesn’t agree with this. KG should be on board with this plan. After all, last year Kidd was an old player
who needed his minutes restricted. He knows what KG is going through.
Defense!
The Nets were 18th
in Defense last year. Now with KG and AK47 here expect them to jump into the
top ten. Lawrence Frank, the former Nets coach and former defensive coordinator
for the Boston Celtics are on the Nets bench as Kidd’s lead assistant coach. He
will help make the Nets defense better.
Fifth
Seed New York Knicks
The
Knicks won their first playoff series in forever and what did they do? Fire
their GM! The Knicks roster has potential to be good and has potential to be
bad. I can see it going both ways but I think they’ll be just fine.
Depth
Chart
PG:
Raymond Felton, Pablo Prigioni, Beno Udrih
SG:
Iman Shumpert, JR Smith, Tim Hardaway Jr
SF:
Carmelo
Anthony, Ron Artest, CJ Leslie
PF:
Andrea
Bargnani, Amar’e Stoudemire, Kenyon Martin
C:
Tyson
Chandler, Cole Aldrich
Injuries
You can’t talk
about the Knicks without talking injuries. JR Smith is coming off “minor” knee
surgery. Can the Knicks get more than 15 games out of Stoudemire? Is Carmelo’s
shoulder completely healthy? Can Bargnani play more than 60 games? These are
questions we need to find answers too. Well we all know Stoudemire won’t be
playing a full 82 games and he will get hurt at some point this year, the
question is when?
Defense
The Knicks
defense last year wasn’t good and is there any way it gets better? I don’t see
how with Bargnani at power forward that’s not helping. Melo won’t commit to
defense and Tyson Chandler took a step back last year. Ron Artest will help for
late game situations. I think the Knicks defense will be about the same as it
was last year.
The
Three Ball
Last year the
Knicks set a NBA record for most threes made in a season. Now that won’t happen
again for two reasons. One, Ron Artest still thinks he can shot - RON YOU
CAN’T! 34% last year, but the Knicks got
Andrea Bargnani, he shoots the three, no he doesn’t, over the last two years
he’s shot 29.6% and 30.9%. The Knicks need to score besides the three ball but can
they?
Sixth
Seed Detroit Pistons
This could be
the most exciting team to watch in the league, I mean Brandon Jennings and Josh
Smith are on the same team! I saw this team play in Brooklyn the other day,
even though it was preseason, I came away impressed. They’re a big team but are
athletic. They will create match
problems for other teams.
Depth
Chart
PG: Brandon Jennings, Will Bynum, Peyton Siva
SG:
Chauncey
Billups, Rodney Stuckey, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
SF:
Josh Smith, Kyle Singler, Luigi Datome
PF:
Greg
Monreo, Charlie Vilanueva, Tony Mitchell
C:
Andre
Drummond, Jonas Jerebko, Josh Harrellson
Depth
Looking at this
team they have a nice five and the bench isn’t bad either. When they take one
of their bigs out they can slide Smith to power forward and bring in Singler
who can shoot from beyond the arc.
Can
it work?
There are a lot
of personalities on this team, Smith and Jennings both like having the ball,
Monroe and Drummond both work great in the post, so how will it work? Every player is going to have to sacrifice
their stats for wins. At first I think they’ll struggle but at some point in
December or January, they’ll find it. Let’s just hope Josh Smith stops taking
the three. Floor spacing will be a big issue and it should be fun to see how
new coach, Maurice Cheeks does.
Matchup
Problems
The Pistons have
a roster that will create problems for other teams. You can say they’re too big
but Josh Smith is a good defender and should be able to handle himself against
the other small forwards in the league. If Smith uses his size on the offensive end, The
Pistons will be a tough team to stop.
Expiring
Contracts
The Pistons have
two expiring contracts in Charlie Villanueva and Rodney Stuckey. The Pistons
could use another three point shooter off the bench; look for Villanueva to be
traded. I don’t think Stuckey gets traded unless Caldwell-Pope looks really
good.
Seventh
Seed Washington Wizards
They did it! They’re going to the playoffs!
Washington has built through the draft with Wall and Beal and has some veterans
in the front court. Now if you read my free agency preview you know I think the
Wizards messed up by not going after Paul Millsap in a sign and trade with the
Jazz.
Depth
Chart
PG:
John
Wall, Eric Maynor, Garrett Temple
SG:
Bradley
Beal, Chris Singleton, Glen Rice Jr.
SF:
Martell Webster, Otto Porter Jr., Trevor Ariza
PF:
Nene,
Trevor Booker, Al Harrington, Jan Vesley
C:
Emeka Okafor, Kevin Seraphin
Depth
The Wizards aren’t
deep at all and if they want to become a playoff team they need to improve that
depth, luckily they have two big expiring contracts in Emeka Okafor and Trevor
Ariza. Hopefully for Washington they can swing a deal to get a little deep and
propel them into the playoffs.
John
Wall
John Wall got
paid this offseason now it’s time for him to put up numbers and when John Wall
was on the floor last year the Wizards were one game under .500. If he plays like he did last year in his
limited time the Wizards will make the playoffs and Wall could become an
All-star.
Front
Court
When your front
court is Webster, Nene and Okafor it’s hard to be good. Luckily for the Wizards they play in the East
where being good isn’t cool. They can survive with this unit. Hopefully Otto
Porter Jr. can show something and take the starting job from Webster. If they
can swing Okafor for something it’s a plus. Hopefully the Wizards can make this
year a good one and finally make the playoffs.
Eighth
Seed Atlanta Hawks
The Hawks were a
six seed last year somehow and they lost Josh Smith and replaced him with Paul
Millsap. Last year Lou Williams missed half the year with a knee injury. Look Lou to have a bounce back season. This team might take a
step back but should still be in the playoffs. If things go wrong they’ll make
some trades, if things go right they’ll stand pat and watch the season happen.
Depth
Chart
PG:
Jeff
Teague, Dennis Schroder, Shelvin Mack
SG:
Lou
Williams, John Jenkins, Jared Cunningham
SF:
Kyle
Korver, DeMarre Carroll
PF:
Paul
Millsap, Elton Brand, Mike Scott
C:
Al
Horford, Gustavo Ayon, Pero Antic
The Plan
Danny Ferry what are you doing? I thought you
were supposed to bottom out and build through the draft? Maybe last year trade
Josh Smith before the trade deadline and get some picks instead he walks for
nothing and now the Hawks are a middle of the pack team like they’ve been the
last seven year. Middle of the pack is the worst place to be in the NBA, you
want to be very good or very bad.
Millsap
vs. Smith
If the Hawks are
going to make it back to the playoffs they need Millsap to do what Josh Smith
did.
Millsap: 30mins 14ppg 7rpg 19.89PER
Smith: 35mins 17ppg 8rpg 17.82 PER
Horford
With
Josh Smith gone Al Horford will be asked to pick up the scoring, this is his
team now. He needs to show the franchise that he is ready to become the face of
the team. Last year he went 17 and 10. Twenty and 10 shouldn’t be out of the
question for Horford.
Ninth
Seed Cleveland Cavaliers
We keep hearing
that the Cavs are ready to make the playoffs this year. I don’t believe that,
in order for them to make the playoffs they need a healthy Andrew Bynum and
well, that probably won’t happen.
Depth
Chart
PG:
Kyrie
Irving, Jarrett Jack, Matthew Dellavedova
SG:
Dion
Waiters, CJ Miles, Carrick Felix
SF:
Earl
Clark, Alonzo Gee, Sergey Karasev
PF:
Tristan
Thompson, Anthony Bennett,
C:
Andrew
Bynum, Anderson Varejao, Tyler Zeller
The
Plan
The Cavs believe
they have a team that can contend for the playoffs. Their whole plan is to look
attractive for LeBron in free agency. And if they get word that LeBron is
staying will they make a run at Rudy Gay at the trade deadline?
Andrew
Bynum
This was a good
move for the Cavs because it’s a low risk high reward type deal. If he stays
healthy the Cavs would have him for a bargain but it’s unlikely he can stay
healthy.
Trades
The Cavs have
very good contract to trade in Anderson Varejao, he makes 9 million and is in
the final year of his contract. If the Cavs aren’t contending, a team that is
contending would take on Varejao’s contract as a rental.
Tenth Seed Milwaukee Bucks
The Bucks lost their
starting point guard and shooting guard in the offseason in Jennings and Ellis.
These two were exciting but provided bad defense and bad shot selection.
Depth
Chart
PG:
Brandon
Knight, Luke Ridnour, Nate Wolters
SG:
OJ
Mayo, Gray Neal, Giannis Antetokounmpo
SF:
Caron
crazy eyes Butler, Khris Middleton, Stephen Graham
PF:
Ersan Ilyasova, John Henson, Ekpe Udoh
C:
Larry Sanders, Zaza Pachulia, Miroslav
Raduljica
Can they mesh?
Can this team work?
Well last year’s team worked and many thought they wouldn’t. I think this team can work; the only problem
is they’re just not good.
Trades?
If the season starts to
fail Caron Butler could be a trading chip. He’s in the final year of his
contract and is making 8 million; a contending team that needs depth at the
small forward position will definitely call the Bucks.
Eleventh
Seed Toronto Raptors
The Goal for the
Raptors this year is simple, stink and trade Rudy Gay and possibly Kyle Lowry.
That provides cap relief and they could get a good draft picks
Depth
Chart
PG:
Kyle
Lowry, DJ Augustin, Dwight Buycks
SG:
DeMar
DeRozan, Terrence Ross,
SF:
Rudy
Gay, Landry Fields, Steve Novak
PF:
Amir
Johnson, Tyler Hansbrough, Quincy Acy, Austin Daye
C:
Jonas Valanciunas, Aaron Gray
Trades
The Raptors got a new
GM and he’s looking to rebuild. We already saw Andrea Bargnani’s contract get
traded, and he somehow got a first round draft pick in return! Rudy Gay is next.
The question is, where is he heading? It won’t be a contending team that picks
him up. It will be one of the bottom level teams looking to make a splash and
energize a fan base.
Masai
Ujiri
That’s the name of the
Raptors new GM. He of course was the GM in Denver when they traded Carmelo
Anthony, Masai did very well in that trade and he’ll be wheeling and dealing
north of the boarder.
Youth
Cheer up Canada it’s
not all bad for the Raptors. They still have good young players in DeRozan,
Ross, Johnston and Valanciunas. If those four can improve from their good
season last year the Raptors could be close to a low playoff seeding in the
coming years.
Twelfth
seed Boston Celtics
What an offseason for
the Celtics, you lose Garnett, Pierce and Doc River. You gain Gerald Wallace
(it was hard to write his name without picturing a missed layup) and Kris
Humphries. Unfortunately, there’s still one more shoe to drop. And that Rondo,
how many games will he play before he’s traded? The Celtics also got a new
coach in Brad Stevens.
Depth
Chart
PG:
Rajon Rondo, Phil Pressey
SG:
Avery
Bradley, Courtney Lee, MarShon Brooks, Jordan Crawford
SF:
Jeff
Green, Gerald Wallace, Keith Bogans
PF:
Brandon
Bass, Jared Sullinger, Kris Humphries
C:
Kelly
Olynyk, Vito Faverani
Rondo
and trades
Rondo won’t be ready
for the start of the season but whenever he is ready he won’t be in Boston for
long. He will be traded and the Celtics will have gone into full rebuilding
mode. When Rondo is traded the Celtics will get a good package back in return
to help build towards the future. Another player that the Celtics could trade
is everybody’s favorite Kardashian, Kris. For the record I believed in Kris
Humphries when the Nets were still in New Jersey. Hump put up back to back seasons with a double
double. He’s in the last year of his contract where he’s due to make 12 million
dollars. If Hump can get close to a double double average he’ll find his way to
a contending team.
Youth
The Celtics do have some
good young players on this team. Avery Bradley is okay; he needs to work on
offense and should NEVER play point guard again. MarShon Brooks has shown the
ability to score at will and to give up points at will. Jeff Green has shown
greatness but not enough consistency. If he has a great season he might be
traded as well if the Celtics get the right price for him. Sullinger looked
pretty good before his back gave out on him last year. Coming out of college
with a bad back he will have a bad reputation about his back unless he plays a
full season. The Celtics have two rookies in Olynyk and Faverani, now I’ve only
seen them in preseason and on the offensive end and they have been good. The
Celtics have some youth on this team; hopefully they can play well and grow as
a team.
Thirteenth
Seed Orlando Magic
The Magic are a young
team that has been built through the draft and trades. They still have a few
bad contracts. This team will not be good this year they’ll end up with a top
seven pick.
Depth
Chart
PG:
Jameer
Nelson, E’Twaun Moore, Ronnie Price
SG:
Arron
Afflalo, Victor Oladipo, Doron Lamb
SF:
Tobias
Harris, Maurice Harkless, Hedo Turkoglu (YOUR STILL ON THIS TEAM!!)
PF:
Andrew
Nicholson, Jason Maxiell, Glen Davis
C:
Nikola
Vucevic, Kyle O’Quinn, Mickell Gladness
Youth
The Magic actually have
good young players!! When Tobias Harris came over in the JJ Reddick deal he
tore it up with the Magic he scored 17 ppg and 8.5 rpg!! He actually did that.
He’s not good at shooting threes or shooting at all at that, but he gets to the
rim and scores. Moe Harkless was drafted by Philly and was dealt in the Dwight
Howard trade. He’s not much of a shooter either but he needs to show some
improvement this year for the Magic. Andrew Nicholson was the first round pick
of the Magic in 2012. He only went 8 and 3 in his rookie year. He only started
28 games that should change this year. He should start every game and the Magic
need to see what they have. Now onto my favorite member of the Orlando Magic,
Nikola Vucevic. Last year he started 77 games and averaged a double 13ppg and
12rpg. If he can change that 13 to 15 the Magic might have their center of the
future.
Trades
The Magic have Hedo
Turkoglu’s huge expiring contract. He’s due to make 12 million dollars this
year but only 6 million is guaranteed the other six is guaranteed on January 10th.
The Magic will try to use him as an asset. If he isn’t moved he will most
likely be cut before the 6 million dollar deadline. Jameer Nelson is another
player who could be traded on the Magic. He has two years left at close to 18
million. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see him get the boot.
OlADIPO!!!!
Victor Oladipo was the
best player in this draft and was the most NBA ready player in this year’s
draft. He is going to be an elite defender and a good scorer. Just one thing,
DON’T LET HIM RUN THE POINT!!! Let him do his thing at the two if that means he
has to come off the bench then let it be. Just don’t let him run the point.
Fourteenth
Seed Charlotte Bobcats
Oh no I have to write
about the Bobcats… This is one bad organization Michael Jordan has ruined this
team. The greatest player in Bobcat history is Gerald Wallace… That’s all you
need to know about the Charlotte Bobcats.
Depth
Chart
PG:
Kemba
Walker, Ramon Sessions Jannero Pargo
SG:
Gerald
Henderson, Ben Gordon
SF:
Michael
Kidd-Gilchrist, Jeffery Taylor, James Southerland
PF:
Cody
Zeller, Josh McRoberts, Anthony Tolliver, Jeff Adrien
C:
Al
Jefferson, Bismack Biyombo, Brandon Haywood
Show
Me Something!
Kemba Walker has been
good so far in his NBA career, but with this team he needs to score at least 20
points a game; Kemba get me 20! Michael Kidd-Gilchrist can you please hit a
jump shot? If you can’t show improvement in that department this year be
prepared to be and 9th man on a team that comes in just to play
defense. Cody Zeller, I don’t know how you were drafted this high. The only
thing I remember about him in college is seeing him getting thrown around in
the paint. When it was announced that the Bobcats drafted Zeller, Bobcat fans
started to boo and leave the teams draft party. Zeller has to show the fan base
that he’s a good player. And then there’s Bismack Biyombo. He doesn’t have to
show me anything. We all know he’s not an NBA player. Good job Michael Jordan!
Al
Jefferson
Big Al followed the
money and ended up in Charlotte. Big Al is going to put up points in Charlotte!
And who knows, maybe he and Kemba Walker can develop a nice pick and roll. I
don’t have a problem with the Bobcats giving Big Al this money. They aren’t
going anywhere so why not spend some money?
Trades
The Bobcats don’t have
many pieces to trade. Ben Gordon is in the final year of his contract. Wait for
it…..he’s making 13 MILLION this year!! BEN GORDON 13 MILLION!!! Now some team
that contending that’s looking for a good three point shooter will gladly scope
him up. Ramon Sessions is in the last year of his contract and I don’t think
the Bobcats will get anything back for him. However, somewhere Laker fans are
saying Ramon Sessions is still the answer.
The
Fifteenth Seed Philadelphia 76ers
This is the worst team
I’ve ever seen in my life. It came out that Nerlens Noel won’t play this season
as he recovers from ACL surgery. If this team wins 10 games they should throw a
parade in Philly.
Depth
Chart (I’m scared to write this)
PG:
Michael Carter Williams, Tony Wroten, Darius Morris
SG:
James Anderson (wait what?), Jason Richardson, Vander Blue
SF:
Evan
Turner, Royce White
PF:
Thaddeus
Young, Arnett Moultrie, Tim Ohlbrecht
C:
Spencer
Hawes, Nerlens Noel, Lavoy Allen, Kwame Brown
Andrew
Wiggins
The 76ers are tanking
so hard for Andrew Wiggins. If the 76ers can get Wiggins it’s a successful
season, if not, they’ll do it over again next year.
Trades
Spencer Hawes is in the
last year of his contract. Maybe he gets traded to a contending team looking
for a back-up big man. Evan Turner is in the last year of his contract. He was
the second overall pick in the 2010 draft. He hasn’t lived up to his potential and
his run in Philly looks to be over. Maybe some team will trade for him.
MCW
Last year while
watching some Syracuse games I came away impressed with Michael Carter Williams. But when
he announced he was coming into the draft I was very disappointed. I thought he
could have used another year or two in college. Now I think MCW first two years
in the NBA will be disappointing. But at some point I think he will become a
very good NBA point guard.
That’s all for the
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