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2017 Class of Undrafted Free Agents
« on: June 23, 2017, 05:38:30 AM »

Offline Beat LA

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Does anyone have a particular player or players in mind who you'd like to see us sign through and/or beyond training camp?  Teams left a ton of talent on the board last night, imo, and I thought that last year's crop of undrafted players was loaded, lol ;D. Looks like a few have already signed at least some kind of deal -

Cameron Oliver - signed a multi-year contract with Houston.

P.J. Dozier - not sure of the details of the agreement, but it appears that he's been scooped up by the Lakers.

Peter Jok - will play for the Pelicans' summer league team :'(.

Bronson Koenig - I think he has some sort of arrangement with Milwaukee.  Can't find it as of right now, however :'(.

Nigel Hayes - I believe he's going to play for the Knicks' summer league team :'(.

Feel free to post updates on whoever, btw :).

Re: 2017 Class of Undrafted Free Agents
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2017, 06:35:02 AM »

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I would have taken Oliver over Allen. Cant understand the Allen pick.

Re: 2017 Class of Undrafted Free Agents
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2017, 05:22:25 AM »

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I would have taken Oliver over Allen. Cant understand the Allen pick.

Same.  There were so many better players available at 53 and 56, imo.

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« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2017, 06:36:35 AM »

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I would have taken Oliver over Allen. Cant understand the Allen pick.

Same.  There were so many better players available at 53 and 56, imo.
Maybe Allen agreed to be put on a g-league 2-way contract and Oliver wouldn't.

Re: 2017 Class of Undrafted Free Agents
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2017, 06:37:12 AM »

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I would have taken Oliver over Allen. Cant understand the Allen pick.

He is a good defender and held Fultz to 8-23 when they played.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq1d6v9uI5c

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Where Allen is particularly appealing to NBA execs is his defensive potential ... He boasts an excellent combination of physical tools at the guard position, and he employs his quickness and length well to pressure the ball outside the three-point line ... He was one of the best defensive players in college basketball the last two seasons, showing the ability to guard several positions with his lateral quickness, wingspan and strength

Allen is a physical defender who is not afraid to get in his opponent's chest and force a turnover, as he averaged 1.6 steals per contest this season ... His lateral quickness and overall speed is elite ... He also rebounds well for a guard, as he pulled down over four rebounds per game this season ... Allen has the potential to defend NBA guards right now and his desire to accept that role as a defensive stopper along with his physical tools has placed him firmly on the NBA Draft radar ... In addition, with his improvements offensively he could be a strong candidate to be a late steal in the draft ...

http://www.nbadraft.net/players/kadeem-allen

He is very quick.  Maybe Ainge took him because he is thinking of trading a guard that is good on defense?

Re: 2017 Class of Undrafted Free Agents
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2017, 06:46:14 AM »

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Hope Motley can crack it somewhere. Scary knee, but still looks like quite a solid player.
'23 Historical Draft: Orlando Magic.

PG: Terry Porter (90-91) / Steve Francis (00-01)
SG: Joe Dumars (92-93) / Jeff Hornacek (91-92) / Jerry Stackhouse (00-01)
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PF: Terry Cummings (84-85) / Paul Millsap (15-16)
C: Chris Webber (00-01) / Ralph Sampson (83-84) / Andrew Bogut (09-10)

Re: 2017 Class of Undrafted Free Agents
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2017, 07:45:26 PM »

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I would have taken Oliver over Allen. Cant understand the Allen pick.

Same.  There were so many better players available at 53 and 56, imo.

Allen seems like a great pick to me. Excellent defense + decent shooting + no red flags is pretty much exactly what you want in that range.

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« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2017, 07:46:35 PM »

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I would have taken Oliver over Allen. Cant understand the Allen pick.

Same.  There were so many better players available at 53 and 56, imo.
Maybe Allen agreed to be put on a g-league 2-way contract and Oliver wouldn't.

This is very likely.

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« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2017, 07:52:30 PM »

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Derrick Walton Jr. is going to Orlando.  If he becomes available later in the summer when our roster situation is more settled, I'd love to get him on a 2-way contract.  Good distance shooter, terrific rebounder for a guard, can run an offense, and is as tough as nails.  He's not going to be a star, but he'll be that backup point guard who sticks around the league for years, that you can put on the court for 10-15 minutes a game to keep things running smoothly.  A few times a year he'll completely go off and take over a game for 20 minutes.  He's just one of those guys who makes his team better.

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« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2017, 08:08:26 PM »

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I would have taken Oliver over Allen. Cant understand the Allen pick.

Oliver has a poor iq and inconsistent motor

Allen is a danny/cbs type player

Kind of looks like tony allen also  ;D