2014 Offseason Thread

[Floppy]

Originally Posted by MavzMan

I guess I haven't watched much of Okafor and don't really know his game that well. To me, he's another undersized C at 6'10" and 255 lbs but he's also not that athletic and plays under the rim. His blocks are average at best and his points has steadily gone down the last 6 years. Granted he's 30 years old which could be considered in his prime especially for a center, but you really gotta convince me he's worth $10 mill a year after all that and coming off a very serious injury where he didn't plan a single game. I was actually thinking more along the lines of Sam Dalembert money honestly, like $3-5 mill.

He's not 30 years old ..He will be 32 years old at the start of the season after missing a full year ....It could be disastrous if the Mavs paid Okafor $10 Million ...Sure if he came for $3-4 Million you might take the risk but at $10 Million if it doesn't work out we are screwed .

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by Floppy

He's not 30 years old ..He will be 32 years old at the start of the season after missing a full year ....It could be disastrous if the Mavs paid Okafor $10 Million ...Sure if he came for $3-4 Million you might take the risk but at $10 Million if it doesn't work out we are screwed .

You guys seem to be missing the point - NOBODY is going to pay a recently-injured Okafor $10m, but if healthy, he might still be able to give you the production of a $10m player... The guy could be an excellent bargain if signed cheap.

[mac222b]

Originally Posted by Underdog

You guys seem to be missing the point - NOBODY is going to pay a recently-injured Okafor $10m, but if healthy, he might still be able to give you the production of a $10m player... The guy could be an excellent bargain if signed cheap.

I still think he gets a "make good" one year deal in the 5m range. Similar to the *gulp* Kaman "deal".

I think if the mavs go the Okafor route, and it seems like a pretty strong possibility given the nature of Gortat, Sanders, Asik, Chandler, Varajao situations, then MBT would have to hedge with a 3rd capable FA Center I would think. In other words sign Okafor for 5-6m and use the savings on backup Center and PF(Jordan Hill?) and it just about equals Gortat straight up.

I think Brandon Wright is trade fodder to give the team more trade and roster flexibility.
I wont be bummed if Wright is back, i like his game in medium to small doses, but I would much rather see Wright and Ellington go before Calderon.