I'd happily give this guy a minimum contract to come back next year. The defensive effort and athleticism are there and he's a much better recipient of development minutes than the likes of Huertas/Calderon/MWP. _________________ "I like looking at a guy's face when he realizes that even his best moves aren't going to work on me all night. They look depressed." - Ron Artest
No reason not to sign him to a Hinkie special, especially with the two additional two-way roster spots created under the new CBA. He might not make it, but it's a low cost gamble on a team that'll struggle to fill out the back of its roster.
Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 3731 Location: The other side
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 3:55 am Post subject:
ingle wrote:
Positive - Watching Nwaba play makes me happy
Negative - Can you believe we committed $70m to Luol Dung when guys like this are available for nothing
You can't seriously compare Nwaba to Deng. You can compare him to Brewer, who has an edge because he can shoot (at least a little).
Deng was expected to be a leader, a role model, and not only defend, but facilitate the offense. Nwaba-type (also price-wise) players can not be expected to do that.
This does not take anything away from your idea that we overpaid Deng... a lot and so far have not got what we wanted from him. _________________ .
Lakers depth chart
PG Johnson / Goodrich
SG Bryant / West / Scott
SF Baylor / Worthy / Cooper
PF Mikkelsen / Hairston / McAdoo / Gasol
C Chamberlain / Abdul-Jabbar / O'Neal / Mikan
Can we just sign him to a 2 year minimum (team option) deal? I think he's earned it. Would be a great guy to have off the bench to bring some intensity. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 5301 Location: Redondo Beach
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 12:39 pm Post subject:
Nwaba's 2nd 10-day contract expires today. I've liked his defense and hustle, but I'm not sure if it makes up for his lack of shooting.
Any guesses on how this all plays out? If the Lakers have another D-League prospect they'd like to test out I suppose now would be a good time as any (and let Nwaba rejoin the Laker D-League team), but I'd hope to see Nwaba get a legit chance to join the team in next season's training camp. If there's no one else worth trying out, then I'm sure we can sign him on a cheap non-guaranteed contract to keep another team from signing him while maintaining roster flexibility.
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