Being realistic, is this something we can and should do?
I think he's is exactly what we need. He's a fantastic post defender. He's big and athletic. He's still young (26), and we're obviously in a youth movement. He can provide helpside D and block shots/protect the rim. Plus he's still developing and improving his previously non-existent offensive game.
He's not going to give us a ton on offense, but he attacks the offensive glass and goes back up with it. If we've got guys like Gordon and Stuckey attacking the rim, we've got to have someone there to clean up if they miss. Plus, his offensive game is in the post, not floating around shooting midrange jumpers. We don't really need him to be an offensive force anyway. We just need him as an option to feed the ball into the paint. Enough of our shots will be going to Stuckey, Gordon, and Villanueva (which is why having a guy like Prince who always defers isn't bad either).
He's exactly what we need to pair with Villanueva for our starting frontcourt.
As for actually getting him, that's the hard part. I think we have the advantage of LB being the Bobcats coach and Rip being the piece we'd move for Okafor. We've got Jordan and Dumars who have a mutual respect for each other from their playing days. Plus, they've dealt with each other before, when we traded them Nazr for Herrmann and whatever else we got in that trade.
Joe needs to get MJ and LB on the phone and see what he can work out.
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