MaceCase Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 The Thunder currently have 16 players under contract, one more than the NBA allows for the regular season. Darnell Mayberry of the Oklahoman writes that Byron Mullens, D.J. White and Kyle Weaver are the most likely players to be dealt. http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/68356/20100726/thunder_prefer_trade_to_solve_roster_excess/ Not in the help now category but Mullens 7'1" C with tremendous athleticism and upside. White 6'9" PF banger in the paint but can range outside. Weaver 6'6" SG think Mario with actual talent. 1, 2, or all 3 could be had for the TPE and the slew of 2nd rounders we've acquired that the Thunder are so fond of. Offer better talent and upside than Powell and Collins but lack experience, decent return on a TPE that is unlikely to be ever used by the ASG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFAN4LF Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 (edited) I would rather not see the Hawks waste another roster spot with one of them, in my opinion. Edited July 26, 2010 by THFactory820 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrReality Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 I would rather not see the Hawks waste another roster spot with one of them, in my opinion. AGreed. Gotta think there will be better talent released when the time comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHeartAtlanta Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 I Want IBAKA aka DOCTER NASTY lol but no way would they give him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB21 Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 The TPE for DJ White? Where do I sign? This is the kind of deal that a stats savvy GM would make, IMO. You get a young player who hasn't played a lot, but when he has played, he has produced. DJ White averaged 20.8 P/36 and 8.1 R/36 last year. He also posted a WS/48 of 0.276. Trade for him and give him minutes as the back up power forward. Mullens, eh. If he weren't 7'0", no one would be talking about him. He had a negative effect on his team when he was on the floor. Kyle Weaver could be something if he can improve his shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/68356/20100726/thunder_prefer_trade_to_solve_roster_excess/ Not in the help now category but Mullens 7'1" C with tremendous athleticism and upside. White 6'9" PF banger in the paint but can range outside. Weaver 6'6" SG think Mario with actual talent. 1, 2, or all 3 could be had for the TPE and the slew of 2nd rounders we've acquired that the Thunder are so fond of. Offer better talent and upside than Powell and Collins but lack experience, decent return on a TPE that is unlikely to be ever used by the ASG. All three of these guys are NBDL players. We would do better signing one of our practice squad guys like Aminu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinky_eyed_hawk Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 The TPE for DJ White? Where do I sign? This is the kind of deal that a stats savvy GM would make, IMO. You get a young player who hasn't played a lot, but when he has played, he has produced. DJ White averaged 20.8 P/36 and 8.1 R/36 last year. He also posted a WS/48 of 0.276. Trade for him and give him minutes as the back up power forward. Mullens, eh. If he weren't 7'0", no one would be talking about him. He had a negative effect on his team when he was on the floor. Kyle Weaver could be something if he can improve his shooting. I don't know about all the negative effect, havent seen the stats on when he is on/off the floor. BUT, I did see Mullens in quite a few summer league games and he mos def was working out there. He looked a lot better than any other scrub big man name that was mentioned. (Fresenko, etc) when talking about potential. http://www.nba.com/summerleague2010/players/byron_mullens/index.html White or Mullens would def be a better practive player than, Augustine/Aminu/Davidson/Hendrix I would like to take a moment to plug that I still would have like Toliver to be that additional big man on the squad. :beathorse: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrReality Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Don't know if he would contribute right away but he has more upside in the long run than some of the other guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye242424 Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/68356/20100726/thunder_prefer_trade_to_solve_roster_excess/ Not in the help now category but Mullens 7'1" C with tremendous athleticism and upside. White 6'9" PF banger in the paint but can range outside. Weaver 6'6" SG think Mario with actual talent. 1, 2, or all 3 could be had for the TPE and the slew of 2nd rounders we've acquired that the Thunder are so fond of. Offer better talent and upside than Powell and Collins but lack experience, decent return on a TPE that is unlikely to be ever used by the ASG. He's lazy, doesn't work hard. I wouldn't label his athleticism as "tremendous" either. He moves well for a 7 footer, but that's it. He didn't start his one year at Ohio State, and the fact he is such a bad rebounder, for his size, was puzzling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators lethalweapon3 Posted July 27, 2010 Moderators Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 (edited) White and Mullens will probably just head to the D-League for more seasoning. And Pleiss will do the same in Europe. ~lw3 Edited July 27, 2010 by lethalweapon3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaceCase Posted July 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 He's lazy, doesn't work hard. I wouldn't label his athleticism as "tremendous" either. He moves well for a 7 footer, but that's it. He didn't start his one year at Ohio State, and the fact he is such a bad rebounder, for his size, was puzzling. I saw him some last season and absolutely agree with you but then I saw an entirely different player recently in summer league. Granted it's summer league but I saw him display a motor to go along with his skills which was what I never noticed before from him. Maybe he gets it now but either way DJ White is my main target here. Mullens is only attached to have a project big to develop and Weaver is my answer to shoring up perimeter D with a cheap prospect not named Mario. White may not be from Atlanta (Alabama actually) or have been Kobe's personal valet but he absolutely blew away Powell's production last season and offers much better upside going into the future. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrReality Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 He's lazy, doesn't work hard. I wouldn't label his athleticism as "tremendous" either. He moves well for a 7 footer, but that's it. He didn't start his one year at Ohio State, and the fact he is such a bad rebounder, for his size, was puzzling. Didn't you say the same when he was being drafted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye242424 Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Didn't you say the same when he was being drafted? Yes, I did. Kid had a terrible childhood, and lived in the sewers of Columbus. I feel sour badmouthing him...I hope Crawful is right about his talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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