As a NBA player, Davies provides a agile 6'10" body. He doesn't have much lift and he plays with a frenetic energy. He provides some rebounding and a lot of activity on D - hedging etc. He struggle to finish around the rim and his jumper is inconsistent. I doubt he gets picked up.
D-Will and AK-47 back?
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As a NBA player, Davies provides a agile 6'10" body. He doesn't have much lift and he plays with a frenetic energy. He provides some rebounding and a lot of activity on D - hedging etc. He struggle to finish around the rim and his jumper is inconsistent. I doubt he gets picked up.
framer
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He's only making 3 million. I'm not sure you can pay him much less than that given his seniority and the CBA. Claiming him off waivers means that he HAS to come play for you, rather than waiting and HOPING he will come play for you.
framer
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Sounds like one of the Collins brothers. They each had a pretty good run. . .
framer
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We already have like 5 second round picks coming our way in the next couple of years.
For at lower pay scales, yeah. I feel like Deron might "know his role" better.
homeytennis
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Nets are rumored to be keeping Davies.
https://hoopshabit.com/2014/12/10/utah-jazz-5-reasons-andrei-kirilenkos-return-makes-sense/
I don't agree with everything this guy says about AK, namely his leadership abilities as he was never a strong vocal leader, but I do think he would add a lot to the team and I would not mind at all seeing him retire in a Jazz jersey. Don't forget as a third year player, he was the star on a hapless and hopeless Jazz roster that finished with a 42-40 record. It would be a miracle if this team could get to an even 40-42 record. That roster was way less talented than this one and now AK can be that vet off the bench. Plus, AK's season in Russia and even his season in Minnesota showed that he can still contribute especially on defense.
I'm glad the young players are running this team, but I fear that a team with zero veterans might learn some bad habits and have no leadership, turning the Jazz into the Kings or the Timberwolves. That 42-40 team had a few guys with 5 years, Ostertag with 8, and Gugliotta with 11. I think that made a big difference in the development of guys like AK and Mo Williams.
I don't agree with everything this guy says about AK, namely his leadership abilities as he was never a strong vocal leader, but I do think he would add a lot to the team and I would not mind at all seeing him retire in a Jazz jersey. Don't forget as a third year player, he was the star on a hapless and hopeless Jazz roster that finished with a 42-40 record. It would be a miracle if this team could get to an even 40-42 record. That roster was way less talented than this one and now AK can be that vet off the bench. Plus, AK's season in Russia and even his season in Minnesota showed that he can still contribute especially on defense.
I'm glad the young players are running this team, but I fear that a team with zero veterans might learn some bad habits and have no leadership, turning the Jazz into the Kings or the Timberwolves. That 42-40 team had a few guys with 5 years, Ostertag with 8, and Gugliotta with 11. I think that made a big difference in the development of guys like AK and Mo Williams.
QuinSnydersHair
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We don't need guys like AK teaching our young players. Guys like Kevin Ollie, Nick Collison, overachievers who know how to both lead by example and vocally are what we need. AK does neither.