[分享] Team Needs: Southeast Division
Atlanta Hawks
Team Needs: SG, C
Pick: 48th
Two years ago, Jamal Crawford was a borderline pariah that no team wanted any
part of. Crawford had never made the playoffs before arriving in Atlanta in
2009, having garnered a reputation as a black hole that could never buy into
any team’s system.
With his contract set to expire, the Hawks are probably wondering how they’
ll manage without him. After deservedly taking home Sixth Man of the Year
honors in 2009-10 and following it up with a solid 2010-11 campaign, Crawford
is now held as one of the league’s best bench players.
The Hawks have thus far declined to offer Crawford an extension, and neither
side appears to have become more agreeable than they were a couple months
ago. The Hawks are not the most efficient scoring club, relying heavily on an
isolation offense that happens to highlight Crawford’s strengths. The
acquisition of Kirk Hinrich certainly helped them on the other side of the
ball, but if Crawford were to leave, the offense would undoubtably be
affected.
Finding a complementary scorer won’t be their only priority. Two-time
All-Star center Al Horford has asked Hawks management to try to find a legit
center to play next to him, as he’s slightly undersized for the position and
feels that he cannot exercise his true potential if he’s pigeonholed as the
man in the middle.
With just one pick, a mid second rounder, the Hawks will have to address the
need for another scoring guard and potential starting center through trades,
with $57.5 million owed to just Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Horford, Hinrich and
Marvin Williams this year. Williams and Hinrich are the only ones that they
would likely be willing to part with, and it will be exceptionally hard to
deal either. They would be foolish to view that second round pick as useless,
however; Andrew Goudelock, David Lighty or could provide immediate help.
Charlotte Bobcats
Needs: PG, SF, C
Picks: 9, 19, 39
Few teams are as porous as the Bobcats, who not only have two distinct
positions to fill (SF and C), but are not even satisfied with their strongest
positions. The organization’s love/hate relationship with D.J. Augustin
continues despite his respectable PER of 15.97 (better than Conley, Wall,
Jennings and Holiday). Stephen Jackson is getting old, and Gerald Henderson
hasn’t yet proven that he can be a starter in the league. Gerald Wallace’s
mid-season departure left a gaping hole at SF, and even after signing that
lucrative 5-year deal and posting an excellent PER of 18.25, Tyrus Thomas
started just two games at PF. Don’t even bother wondering who their center
is.
This team is a mess, but their cap space is bright: Charlotte can look
forward to losing Joel Przybilla ($7.4 million) and Morris Peterson ($6.6
million) to free agency, and they have three valuable draft picks, including
two in the top 20. They would be wise to target Wilson Chandler and possibly
Greg Oden in free agency, though their mindset in signing players will be
decided by the direction that they take in the draft.
Charlotte will have a huge decision when their turn comes at #9, as they
could have the opportunity to grab a raw but potential-laden bigman (Tristan
Thompson, Donatas Motiejunas, Bismack Biyombo) to team with Tyrus Thomas for
the future, though it might be wise to target an impact wing player who also
has considerable potential. Alec Burks and Kawhi Leonard would be excellent
options, and Marcus Morris could be a great fit with the versatility to play
either forward position at the next level. Considering how shallow they are
at the swing, and seeing as only three teams hit fewer three-pointers last
season, it would make sense to target a shooter at 19, such as Jordan
Hamilton, Klay Thompson or Marshon Brooks
Miami Heat
Needs: PG, C
Picks: 31
Immediately after LeBron announced that he was joining the Heat, the biggest
question concerning the NBA's new hit franchise became, "Can they bring in
enough surrounding talent?" The Heat are one of the three best defensive
teams in the league, but LeBron, Wade and Bosh are the only ones that can
reliably create offense for themselves. Mike Miller, whom they spent most of
their remaining money on, has been a bust, and Haslem and Anthony are fairly
one-dimensional defensive presences.
Of the players that could conceivably be available with the 31st overall
pick, Duke combo guard Nolan Smith could be the perfect fit. Smith is quick,
can play both guard positions, boasts tremendous experience, has a high
basketball IQ, but most importantly, he can score from anywhere. Smith is
great at getting to his spots, his jumper is very refined, and he's very
crafty. He's exactly what the Heat need, and there's a good chance he'll slip
to them. Shelvin Mack could provide a spark offensively off the bench as well.
Orlando Magic
Needs: SG, SF, PF
Picks: 53
Unless they can miraculously coerce another team into taking on one of their
many ludicrously overpaid, over-the-hill players, the Magic won’t be making
any big moves this offseason. Arguably the most cash-strapped team in the
league, the Magic are set to give $19.3 million to Gilbert Arenas (PER of
10.82, 51st among point guards) and $10.2 million to Hedo Turkoglu (PER of
13.5, 26th among small forwards). This team has virtually no wiggle room, and
having just one mid second round pick doesn’t help their cause.
With both Brandon Bass and Ryan Anderson coming off the books next season,
look for the Magic to target a big man with their pick, especially
considering the good chance of Dwight Howard leaving in 2012 as well. Jordan
Williams, Keith Benson and Greg Smith would be the best fits, and all would
benefit from at least one year with Dwight.
Washington Wizards
Needs: SG, SF. PF
Picks: 6, 18, 34
Of all this summer’s restricted free agents, gauging what might happen with
Wizards SG Nick Young is arguably the hardest. Young broke out in 2011
playing next to John Wall, averaging 17.4 points while shooting the
three-ball much more efficiently than any of his fellow Wizards. The USC
product would appear to be the perfect running mate for Wall, but his
mediocre defense and poor rebounding are giving the Wizards pause. Jordan
Crawford came on stronger than any rookie in the last month of the season,
but as a high-volume shooter who gives up size almost every night, he might
be seen more as a sixth man.
Even if the Wizards re-sign Young, they’ll still have a hole on the wing and
could stand to find a replacement for Blatche, who might be the league’s
biggest black hole on offense and one of the worst defenders; Enes Kanter
would work ideally in supplanting him, however he’s highly unlikely to last
until the #6 pick. Kawhi Leonard and Jan Vesely appear to be their most
likely options at this point.
Another player said to be high on the Wizards list is Tristan Thompson.
Thompson would give the team a young, energetic 4 with great length,
athleticism and solid defensive capabilities. He's been tearing up the
workout circuit and moving up on teams lists lately.
The team could also look at Jonas Valanciunas as a long term potential pick
at center. Whether Ernie Grunfeld has the job security to weather a possible
PR nightmare if Valanciunas is taken 6th and doesn't come over after 2-3
years (due to his contract situation) is another issue. There's a growing
sentiment that he may ultimately pull out this year's draft.
The Wizards might also consider Chris Singleton, who would be a great fit as
their wing defender/occasional three-point shooter, a la Bruce Bowen, for the
next 10 years. Problem is, Singleton is expected to go somewhere right in
between 6 and 18, meaning they would be reaching for him with the 6th pick,
but he probably won’t last until 18. Tobias Harris and Jordan Hamilton would
also be good options with their second pick.
The Wizards are blessed with great cap space this year (about $17 million)
with all the major pieces in place, but they’ll need to be frugal with their
extra dough; they could have enough money to sign a complementary piece to
Wall, but this doesn’t look to be the year. They would be better off waiting
until 2012 when they can take a shot at someone like Kevin Love, Eric Gordon
or Danilo Gallinari, with the understanding that they have no shot at
Williams, Paul or Howard.
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