The only way I want JJ is if the Nets use the stretch provision on him and he's available for the minimum.
He makes an absolutely obscene amount of money the next two years.
He also has a tendency to still take shots as if he's a 20-25 ppg guy, when he's actually more of a 12-14 ppg guy. Unlike Paul Pierce, he never learned to dial it down. He also can't play the 4 in small ball lineups like Pierce.
He will be a very large expiring this upcoming season. He's not on the books for 2 more years, you might be thinking of D. Williams.
Ah ok, you are correct.
Well, there might be worse ways to make use of our cap space if we strike out on free agents.
I've always wanted to like Joe Johnson, but he's got too much Jamal Crawford in him and not enough Paul Pierce. Still, he'd fill the Evan Turner role better than Evan Turner, that's for sure.
Okay, it's not just you, but why does everyone seem to compare every player with one-on-one abilities to Jamaal Crawford? Nick Young? He's a taller Jamaal Crawford. Marshon Brooks? He's a Nick Young/Jamaal Crawford type. Even Jordan Crawford, lol
, is apparently Jamaal Crawford.
Now, if what you're saying is that Johnson has great one-on-one skills but perhaps doesn't go to the hoop as often as he should, especially down the stretch like Pierce, I can kind of agree with that, but saying that Joe is only an isolation player really undervalues him, imo, because he can play 3 positions, and guard two of them, while Crawford can't guard a brick, lol
. At least JJ would give us a go-to guy, though, not to mention a great clutch player.