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Khris Middleton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toDckD41Jk0

"DowntoBuck" who does the best highlight videos on youtube says he is a good defender I trust him as he obviously watches a lot of basketball and his favorite team is the Bucks.
 
Ah, I remember this dude. Haven't seen him play in the NBA at all. He was a crafty dude at A&M and couldn't shoot well. I'd guess he's average defender at best in the NBA but idk - it's been a few years. Just remember him having injury problems and not being incredibly quick. His size was big compared to most college wings so that helped him. Doesn't have that advantage in the NBA. Anyways, that's like a 5 year old scouting report. I'll watch these highlights now.
 
Hack said:
We can't go after anyone if we retain Kanter for a lot, right?

Even more reason why we should at least attempt to flip Kanter for something good.

I'd rather get someone like Stauskas, then take a chance on Middleton. Seems to me we would be better off that way.
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Good point. With the cap hold for Kanter and our #1 pick, we'll be at $68M in salaries (before adding in our exceptions). Could possibly free up enough space by not picking up the option on Booker and finding someone to take on Novak's final year. To then make an offer, we'd also have to renounce our MLE. I see trades as a more viable option to acquire players. Just don't see Utah giving up valuable assets to make an offer to a RFA, then probably winding up with nothing when the other team matches - or having to pay a huge premium to make sure the other team doesn't match.
 
I've been really high on him for a while... I wonder how much money he will command in free agency...

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Those are all great measurements for 3 and D guy...
 
Just watching highlights he looks like the least athletic person in the NBA. His feet get like 2 inches off the ground when he jumps. But his shot looks good.
 
Wasn't he benched for defensive purposes this season for some time?
 
kabenac said:
Middleton has an awesome wing-span and he has the potential to be a defender.
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Is he quick laterally? I'm not sure he'll ever be great at keeping dudes in front of him, but maybe his length would cover that up.
 
Middleton is currently shooting 45.1% on catch and shoot threes(2.8 attempts per game). Which ranks him 10th in the league[3PA>=2].

Doesn't look like a fluke either he shot 42.1% on 3.1 attempts last year.

I know everyone wants the best player who can do everything but those players are obviously rare and costly. Sometimes you gotta take the bad with the good. I didn't watch nearly enough game tape of Middleton but if he could complement our wings and brings a new dimension to our game(and god knows we could use one knock down shooter in our current system) I am all for going after him. Even if it means to let Enes go. Maybe even try to trade for him in a deal centered around Enes and Middleton so we can have his bird rights.
 
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