Trade for biyombo and see what happens
Another PF?
I mean sure, we could use some rim protection, but can we atleast try to get one who can protect the rim and has size?
Biyombo is a center who is a rim protector without size.
Fair point. But can we get a Center who is a rim protector with size instead? I know it's moot point but Whiteside would have been a great gamble. We wont give a ton to test him out.
Guys from Miami sure looked like they saw what I was seeing as well (not that I'm implying anything).
Just a tad bit disappointed in a way. It could have been us who could have given Whiteside a chance to prove himself on the NBA level. Not to mention that we need what we can potentially offer on the floor.
I don't think he is a good gamble. He fits the profile of a guy who has been given more chances than he deserves because of size/athleticism when guys who are shorter or less athletic have a better chance of becoming a productive player.
Bigger isn't always better and the Celtics should be concentrating on who is better instead of fulfilling a size fetish.
What do you mean given more chance than he deserved? He's playing behind DeMarcus Cousins in SacTo, do you honestly think that he'll get minutes over him?
After that, he got hurt and missed the season, then got waived the year after.
Then he played in the D-League, overseas and a VERY short stint in Memphis in which he has no slot to begin with.
Outside of Miami signing him, where is this "given more chance than he deserve" coming from? I understand it's lesser competition but ever since he left the NBA, he has played in an elite level everywhere he went. He did well with Memphis in the preseason in his limited minutes. He's averaging a double-double in the D-League and blocking shots left and right. And he's only 25. Is that not deserving of an another look?
Also, why is he not a good gamble? Why? I seriously don't get it... He won't cost us a draft pick, nor a ton of money. And he can either fail and we can say "we tried but atleast we didnt give too much" or he will flourish and we can say "we stole him". Why is it not a good gamble about that? T
Heck, Pat Riley thought he's a good gamble. He signed him.
Again, he would have only costed us a veteran minimum contract. Tell me another prospect that we can take a flier on that is that cheap with some potential to be a good defensive center?