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Hotttnickkk said:
He might not win it, but he IS a legit ROY candidate. Easily top #5.
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White Chocolate said:
Elfrid Payton is a candidate to win ROY, honestly. Carter-Williams esque type of player.
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Reading comprehension

Also I don't see him as top 5. He may reach top 5 for this season depending on which guys get how many minutes but long run I don't see him as a top 5 player in this draft. I would have taken Stauskus over Payton on draft night and I still would.
 
heyhey said:
Reading comprehension

Also I don't see him as top 5. He may reach top 5 for this season depending on which guys get how many minutes but long run I don't see him as a top 5 player in this draft. I would have taken Stauskus over Payton on draft night and I still would.
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Never said he's top 5 in the long run. Just said he's a legit candidate THIS YEAR given that:

- Embiid is out
- Exum is not ready
- Gordon is not ready
- Vonleh is not ready
- Stauskus won't get enough shots in Sactown
- Smart's production won't be on stats sheet

Leaving the following players who I think will produce:

Wiggins
Jabari
Randle
McDermott
Payton

There's your top #5. An injury to one or two and Payton is right in there in the convo.
 
Kent Bazemore off the board for pennies. I know Atlanta is a better situation, but that kid is looking for the most money he can, and if you can argue that paying Gary Heywood $16 million a year for FOUR YEARS is fiscally responsible, then so would throwing an extra million to Bazemore for each of the next two seasons.

By the way, even in a market saturated with teams with cap space, the Lakers were still able to net a good NBA player WITH a 1st rounder and maybe more. The Celtics got a rookie-scale 7-footer and a 1st rounder. I can't recall the other instances off the top of my head, but an infinity of Steve Novak situations aren't on the horizon if you have space to rent.
 
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NUMBERICA said:
Kent Bazemore off the board for pennies. I know Atlanta is a better situation, but that kid is looking for the most money he can, and if you can argue that paying Gary Heywood $16 million a year for FOUR YEARS is fiscally responsible, then so would throwing an extra million to Bazemore for each of the next two seasons.

By the way, even in a market saturated with teams with cap space, the Lakers were still able to net a good NBA player WITH a 1st rounder and maybe more. The Celtics got a rookie-scale 7-footer and a 1st rounder. I can't recall the other instances off the top of my head, but an infinity of Steve Novak situations aren't on the horizon if you have space to rent.
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They signed him to basically the same contract as Demarre Carroll before last season, what a bargain.
 
Kent Bazemore sucks ***. He played in Dan-Tony's system, the system that makes anyone look good. He is worth a minimum contract, that is it.
 
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