[EricaLubarsky]

T-Will was pretty amazing. He seemed like he had an excellent and effortless feel for the game even if he wasnt brightest guy in terms of BBIQ at Louisville. He had that freakish athleticism there, but unlike Gerald Wallace, he actually seemed to understand playing in a system.

I don't know where he's gone but he really had a "Lin" period where he was the future of the NBA. He was a defensive beast and an offensive nightmare but like Lin, his play fell off pretty precipitously. In the last couple years his defense has been messy and he lost all ability to hit anything but spot-up threes. Still, he's shown that he is capable of performing at the NBA level even if its only with a handful of really strong games.

I'd say of anyone, he's worth the biggest shot. 95% chance he doesn't perform, but if he can learn to D it up in our system and continues to hit the three at a high rate, then he'd be a solid guy to renew next season if Terry isn't back and/or we waive/stretch Carter for cap space. You can't teach height, length and athleticism and he certainly has both in spades. He also seems like a guy that really benefits from a more organized system. Our offense really isn't terribly structured-- particularly for the SG position, but its probably infinitely more advanced than Houston's because of the spacing that Dirk affords us and the ability to move off the ball that Kidd does. IMO the 15th roster spot should be reserved for red-shirters and potential. T-Will would fit that description to a T.

I'm not sure who we'd waive, but if his character checks out he'd be a good pickup because he's the guy with the highest potential available and plays two positions we may need most if Terry, Marion or Carter are cut/amnestied/traded etc.