seminoles1 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Why Jonas?!? Ugh. I hate losing him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agarcia34 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Way better then Adams. He spaces the floor better then Adams. Even if he is not a great fit hes a player that you can move at the deadline and get some value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirill Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Steven adams is the perfect fit in Memphis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seminoles1 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Jonas is awesome. Memphis needs to consolidate, not add rotation players. Bledsoe needs to be waved and hopefully with the extra 1st (3 of them now) they are able to package some players and picks for a borderline star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, amac said: Don't think Val is a perfect fit but gotta love the value and it opens up cap space while getting us a solid player The Pelicans fleeced the Grizzles, Jonas is a massive upgrade over Adams and can at least kind of stretch the floor. Plus they get to dump Bledsoe's deal and only have to move down 7 spots in the draft where the difference between the 10th/17th picks really isn't that big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, seminoles1 said: Jonas is awesome. Memphis needs to consolidate, not add rotation players. Bledsoe needs to be waved and hopefully with the extra 1st (3 of them now) they are able to package some players and picks for a borderline star. He only has like $3M guaranteed in 2022-2023 so he'll be gone after this year or at the deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, Kirill said: Steven adams is the perfect fit in Memphis Jonas is better than Adams in every possible way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 The Pelicans freed up $20M in cap space with this move too. @amac @MookieMonstah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 11 minutes ago, indifference said: Pels win this trade as of today because this frees up cap space. But if MEM can hit a home run at 10 and get a bucket getter then it evens out New Orleans got a huge upgrade and was able to dump Bledsoe. The prospect they land at #17 will be similar to whoever Memphis lands at #10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirill Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 1 minute ago, NYRaider said: Jonas is better than Adams in every possible way. They’re both trash and adams has more meme potential in the grindhouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 Just now, Kirill said: They’re both trash and adams has more meme potential in the grindhouse Jonas definitely isn't trash he is coming off of a 17/12/1 season and can actually space the floor. Adams might be slightly better defensively but Jonas is better offensively by a huge margin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amac Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, NYRaider said: Jonas is better than Adams in every possible way. I think Adams is better defensively, but I'll take Jonas over him. We've already got question marks defensively and considering Jonas takes one 3 a game I don't know that the spacing will be that significant. The ideal fit is a 3 & rim protection guy, which may not be on the table for the right price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMcCoy Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, NYRaider said: The Pelicans freed up $20M in cap space with this move too. @amac @MookieMonstah Lonzo back or maybe Lowry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMcCoy Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 I never understood Bledsoe or Adams to the Pels. Great job being able to get off both contracts in one trade, but it was their fault they had to do that anyways. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, amac said: I think Adams is better defensively, but I'll take Jonas over him. We've already got question marks defensively and considering Jonas takes one 3 a game I don't know that the spacing will be that significant. The ideal fit is a 3 & rim protection guy, which may not be on the table for the right price. Last season Adams was an -0.5 DBPM and averaged 0.7 blocks per game. Jonas was a -0.4 DBPM and averaged 1.0 blocks per game. While Jonas averaged 17.1 ppg/12.5 rpg on 59% FG/+3.1 OBPM and Adams averaged 7.6 ppg/8.9 rpg on 61% FG/-0.3 OBPM. 65% of Adams FGA were at the rim last season while only 46% of Jonas were at the rim. So even if he's not some crazy 3 point shooter you still have to respect him away from the rim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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