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We just got Westbrook's twin
« on: January 22, 2014, 02:28:37 PM »

Offline Monkhouse

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Free agent center Daniel Orton will sign with the D-League and play for the Maine Red Claws, the affiliate of the Celtics, USA Today’s Sam Amick reports (Twitter links). The Red Claws are acquiring his D-League rights via trade from the Tulsa 66ers, according to Amick. Orton had offers from Chinese teams, Amick adds, but he will instead showcase his skills within the range of most NBA observers.

The Sixers waived Orton earlier this month, just before his contract would have become guaranteed for the rest of the season. Philadelphia had picked him up during the preseason a few days after the Thunder cut him loose. The 6’10″ Orton was the 29th overall pick of the 2010 draft out of the University of Kentucky, but he missed the 2010/11 season with injury and has yet to blossom. He’s appeared in a total of 51 NBA games so far, with career numbers of 3.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game with a 10.6 PER.

He hasn’t fared too much better when his NBA teams have assigned him to the D-League, putting up 12.4 PPG and 7.8 RPG in 27.8 minutes per game over 31 contests. If he impresses this time around, the Celtics will have the flexibility to sign him to the big club, since they have only 13 guaranteed contracts. Orton will nonetheless remain eligible to sign with any NBA team.

Interesting. May have plenty of potential, we'll see if DA is finding him talented enough to bring him to a 10-day contract later on in the season depending on how everything works out with the roster.
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Re: We just got Westbrook's twin
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2014, 02:30:23 PM »

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We didn't get him. The Red Claws did. Also, he's horrible.
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Re: We just got Westbrook's twin
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2014, 02:42:56 PM »

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We didn't get him. The Red Claws did. Also, he's horrible.

The Maine Red Claws are technically an affiliate of us, now we may not own his rights but we can offer a 10-day contract, and he'd definitely agree to it..

And uhhh... The title was an joke, so relax.
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Re: We just got Westbrook's twin
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2014, 02:45:05 PM »

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We didn't get him. The Red Claws did. Also, he's horrible.

The Maine Red Claws are technically an affiliate of us, now we may not own his rights but we can offer a 10-day contract, and he'd definitely agree to it..

And uhhh... I guess you don't have much of sense of humor.
yeah but any team can offer him a 10-day contract.  It doesn't matter which d-league team he plays for.  That's all kozlodoev was trying to say.

Re: We just got Westbrook's twin
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2014, 02:47:09 PM »

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We didn't get him. The Red Claws did. Also, he's horrible.

The Maine Red Claws are technically an affiliate of us, now we may not own his rights but we can offer a 10-day contract, and he'd definitely agree to it..

And uhhh... I guess you don't have much of sense of humor.
yeah but any team can offer him a 10-day contract.  It doesn't matter which d-league team he plays for.  That's all kozlodoev was trying to say.

I know what he was saying, but the title of the thread was that he looks like Westbrook's twin which is slightly humorous, well to me it is anyways.

Either way I watch Maine Red Claws games occasionally, so I don't mind watching another potential recruit that may or may not be an asset for us.

I think the best way is to pick up players with low risk, to medium/high upside that are looking for a job in the NBA.
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Re: We just got Westbrook's twin
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2014, 02:52:34 PM »

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You're burying the lede... this move was the last of a series of releases instigated by Dallas when they resigned... wait for it...

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« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2014, 02:55:48 PM »

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You're burying the lede... this move was the last of a series of releases instigated by Dallas when they resigned... wait for it...

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Re: We just got Westbrook's twin
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2014, 03:00:10 PM »

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im a UK fan and Daniel Orton never did play to his potential..he should had stay another year..this may be his last chance in the NBA
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Was wondering how on earth Maine were in a position to trade Melo's rights. Also its Re-signed.
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