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Possible Kanter trades?

♪alt13

♪alt13

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I'll go first

Cleveland get Kanter

Jazz get

2015 first round draft pick from Memphis
Memphis' 1st round pick to Cleveland protected for selections 1-5 and 15-30 in 2015, 1-5 and 15-30 in 2016, 1-5 in 2017 or 1-5 in 2018 or unprotected in 2019 [Cleveland-Memphis, 1/22/2013]

2018 unprotected Cleveland first round draft pick

Anthony Bennett
 
heyhey said:
yep
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Oh good lord, you really really should start watching games of all the other teams in the NBA. Is Kanter good??? No. Could he be? Anybody could be. He isn't feared by any center or power forward or any position by any player with any any team in the NBA. Unless Kwame Brown starts playing again.
 
With Derrick Favors signing long term cheap contract and Rudy Gobert playing great for backup center Kanter is odd man out and I would be surprised if he is on roster for much longer. I think Hawks or Bucks would fit Kanter.
 
The Blue Elephant said:
With Derrick Favors signing long term cheap contract and Rudy Gobert playing great for backup center Kanter is odd man out and I would be surprised if he is on roster for much longer. I think Hawks or Bucks would fit Kanter.
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Not so fast. If Kanter can slim down and be a lot more mobile - he can still play the offensive/stretch 4 type role in the NBA. His strength is that he does have a pretty nice & consistent stroke, and a potential to step out and hit the 3pt shot.



As long as he's not made to play the Center position where he's required to main the paint, he can still be a productive player in this league.
 
Hotttnickkk said:
LOL ... wow.. you make me laugh boi.
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Kanter would be playing more time @ the 5 if we didn't have Favors. In fact he was more effective last year in lineups where he was paired with a smaller big(Evans) than a larger one(favors). He's a banger that makes him more of a 5. He isn't a rim protector but his D in the paint is much better than his pick and roll d. He is a big. He can play both the 4 & the 5 but he showed us last year that he is better as a 5.
 
heyhey said:
Kanter would be playing more time @ the 5 if we didn't have Favors. In fact he was more effective last year in lineups where he was paired with a smaller big(Evans) than a larger one(favors). He's a banger that makes him more of a 5. He isn't a rim protector but his D in the paint is much better than his pick and roll d. He is a big. He can play both the 4 & the 5 but he showed us last year that he is better as a 5.
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Centers are meant to be rim protectors and power forwards need to be able to open the floor by hitting from 15 feet or more. I have been saying Kantor, if drafted by us, should be a power forward before he was drafted.
 
Lakers_Slapper said:
Oh good lord, you really really should start watching games of all the other teams in the NBA. Is Kanter good??? No. Could he be? Anybody could be. He isn't feared by any center or power forward or any position by any player with any any team in the NBA. Unless Kwame Brown starts playing again.
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jazzrule said:
Centers are meant to be rim protectors and power forwards need to be able to open the floor by hitting from 15 feet or more. I have been saying Kantor, if drafted by us, should be a power forward before he was drafted.
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Yeah these.


Not sure what HeyHey is smoking tonight, tbfphwy.
 
Is Kanter fast enough to guard 4's? I hope his passing keeps trending up. His Assist/TO ratio last year was leaps and bound better then prior two years.
 
Kanter hasn't been the same since his injury. I really liked him before he fell on the ground for what seemed like a harmless play. It's turned into so much more. Since that shoulder injury Kanter hasn't been the same player. It's seem to have stunted is growth. I hope he's healthy this year, and can get me hopeful again.
 
Revolution 9 said:
Kanter hasn't been the same since his injury. I really liked him before he fell on the ground for what seemed like a harmless play. It's turned into so much more. Since that shoulder injury Kanter hasn't been the same player. It's seem to have stunted is growth. I hope he's healthy this year, and can get me hopeful again.
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His offense was pretty good. His defense was awful, but it can be improved. No corbin so he will be better
 
The Blue Elephant said:
Is Kanter fast enough to guard 4's? I hope his passing keeps trending up. His Assist/TO ratio last year was leaps and bound better then prior two years.
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Before the shoulder injury he lost something like 60lbs in 1 Summer, and he was fit as, he was running around here there and everywhere.


Since the injury he wasn't able to keep fit last Summer and seemed to have put on weight - that weight had stayed on. Like Rev. said, he hasn't been the same since.


He used to have a good inside game, but fact of the matter is he's below the rim as a player. He's better off losing the weight and play the stretch 4 face up game which I believe he has it in him to succeed in the NBA.
 
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jazzrule said:
Centers are meant to be rim protectors and power forwards need to be able to open the floor by hitting from 15 feet or more.
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Is that the only combination that works? How many teams have this combination?
 
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