2023-24 Around the NBA Thread

[Phrazbit]

That's slightly interesting. Not a position we really need though.

He can play some point guard, so who knows.

Pretty sure he is out for the season.

 

[Mainstreet]

Pretty sure he is out for the season.

It sounds that way after reading up on his status.

 

[Phrazbit]

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[Covert Rain]

Nah, you guys should look up his "highlights". He is outrageously awful on film and his advanced stats are some of the worst I've ever seen. His "win shares" have been either in the negatives or a fraction of a decimal. His true shooting is 10% below the league average, his net rating is a -20.

He jumps off the page, even when compared to other absolutely terrible players, in the eye test he is just as bad. And it is not just this year, it is his entire career. Detroit fans have been wanting him gone for 2 seasons, and were outraged when he spent much of this year over Ivey in the rotation.

Someone might kick the tires for the rest of the year, but I think this time next year he is going to be playing in the Polish 2nd division or something.

I still disagree. I think for the role he would play on this team he would be fine. He likely would not play in the playoffs.

 

[Covert Rain]

It looks like the Lakers will get Dinwiddie.

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That's a big pickup for them.

 

[Phrazbit]

I still disagree. I think for the role he would play on this team he would be fine. He likely would not play in the playoffs.

He wouldn't play at any point.

I cannot emphasize enough. He has, literally, been the worst player in the NBA for 4 years running. Wouldn't crack our rotation, he shouldn't crack anyone's rotation.

 

[Phrazbit]

It looks like the Lakers will get Dinwiddie.

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Well, if he plays like he did in Brooklyn, he will help drag them into the abyss. He over dribbles and plays slow as molasses. He shouldn't be a point guard, but the Lakers might ask him to play off the ball, where he might be less bad.

 

[Covert Rain]

He wouldn't play at any point.

I cannot emphasize enough. He has, literally, been the worst player in the NBA for 4 years running. Wouldn't crack our rotation, he shouldn't crack anyone's rotation.

He literally is not. LOL. I think he would be fine as an emergency minutes guy if our other guys are in foul trouble. I don't think he is a rotation guy by any stretch.

 

[Phrazbit]

He literally is not. LOL. I think he would be fine as an emergency minutes guy if our other guys are in foul trouble. I don't think he is a rotation guy by any stretch.

He 100% is. By several statistical measures, he is an all time NBA disaster and watching him play he is just as horrible as the stats suggest.

If not for his draft slot he would have been cut and sent overseas years ago, teams just have a hard time admitted they made a mistake.

He was the worst player, by far, on the worst team, by far, in the league. Signing him would be a complete waste of a roster spot and playing him would be begging to give up a 10 point run in 3 minutes of playing time.

 

[Covert Rain]

He 100% is. By several statistical measures, he is an all time NBA disaster and watching him play he is just as horrible as the stats suggest.

If not for his draft slot he would have been cut and sent overseas years ago, teams just have a hard time admitted they made a mistake.

He was the worst player, by far, on the worst team, by far, in the league. Signing him would be a complete waste of a roster spot and playing him would be begging to give up a 10 point run in 3 minutes of playing time.

OK. Can you show me where statistically he ranks as the worst player in the NBA? If not? It "literally" isn't the case and it's not 100%. A guy that can get 7 points and almost 5 assists in the best league in the world isn't the worst player in the NBA but maybe he isn't worth a roster spot compared to what else is available. I have not seen a complete list of players the Suns can get yet.

 

[Raindog]

OK. Can you show me where statistically he ranks as the worst player in the NBA? If not? It "literally" isn't the case and it's not 100%. A guy that can get 7 points and almost 5 assists in the best league in the world isn't the worst player in the NBA but maybe he isn't worth a roster spot compared to what else is available. I have not seen a complete list of players the Suns can get yet.

Check the other thread. Hayes is actually probably one of the better guys available that is getting waived. Not saying he's great by any means, but the pickings are pretty slim.

 

[Phrazbit]

OK. Can you show me where statistically he ranks as the worst player in the NBA? If not? It "literally" isn't the case and it's not 100%. A guy that can get 7 points and almost 5 assists in the best league in the world isn't the worst player in the NBA but maybe he isn't worth a roster spot compared to what else is available. I have not seen a complete list of players the Suns can get yet.

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The guy who they had to expand the chart several degrees to the wrong side so they could fit him in, all by himself.

That is Killian Hayes. Over the years there are a lot of charts like this.

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There he is again, the bottom bottom guy on the bottom end of a chart.

I know he's been dead last in real plus minutes, he has a negative win shares (which is almost impossible for a dude who plays as much as he does), he has the worst plus minus of the 2020s, his net rating for his career is a -20.

He is impossibly bad. The best thing that can be said is that he doesn't turn the ball over much. However, he's so bad at the other aspects of offense that he is a drag on his team whenever he is on the court, he also can't defend anyone.

He is utterly lost as an NBA player.

 

[Suns_fan69]

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I liked Thad Young 3 years ago... but he's washed now.

 

[Covert Rain]

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The guy who they had to expand the chart several degrees to the wrong side so they could fit him in, all by himself.

That is Killian Hayes. Over the years there are a lot of charts like this.

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There he is again, the bottom bottom guy on the bottom end of a chart.

I know he's been dead last in real plus minutes, he has a negative win shares (which is almost impossible for a dude who plays as much as he does), he has the worst plus minus of the 2020s, his net rating for his career is a -20.

He is impossibly bad. The best thing that can be said is that he doesn't turn the ball over much. However, he's so bad at the other aspects of offense that he is a drag on his team whenever he is on the court, he also can't defend anyone.

He is utterly lost as an NBA player.

Two stats is some phenomenal cherry picking. Again, he may not be worthy but you still can't put up some of the stats he does being the worst player in the NBA. Something tells me you have some history on hating this dude.

For sure those 2 stats are anything but promising. Thanks for posting. The one thing about any of these guys is situational minutes plays a big factor positive or negative. I plan on doing a deeper dive on a couple of these guys when I get a chance. In the meantime I posted some generic stats on the other thread for all available players.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Just FYI here is a quick view of the available players and their stats per game this year:

Players	Position	PPG	RPG	APG	FG%	3PT%	Steals	Blocks	TO	Plus/Minus
Killian Hayes	PG	6.9	2.8	4.9	41.3	29.7	0.9	0.5	1.2	-5.8
Cory Joseph	PG	6	1.2	3	35.9	31	0.2	0.1	0.5	-0.5
Derrick Rose	PG	8.5	1.8	3.3	44.7	35.1	0.4	0.1	1.3	-1.7
Patty Mills	PG	2.7	1.1	0.7	37.3	38.2	0.5	0.1	0.4	-2.1
Victor Oladipo	SG	10.7	3	3.5	39.7	33	1.4	0.3	2.1	-0.8
Seth Curry	SG	4.3	1.4	0.8	37.2	36.3	0.5	0.1	0.4	2.4
Delon Wright	SG	4.4	1.9	2.7	39.7	38.9	1.2	0.2	0.3	-1.2
Danuel House	SG/SF	4.2	1.7	0.8	44.8	30	0.4	0.1	0.6	0.6
Otto Porter Jr.	SF	2.6	1.9	0.5	42.4	34.8	0.3	0.3	0.1	1.5
Cedi Osman	SF	7.3	2.5	1.7	47.6	37.3	0.5	0.2	0.6	-5.6
Thad Young	PF	5	3.3	2.2	62.1	16.7	0.8	0.1	0.5	-1.3
Danilo Gallinari	PF	7.3	2.8	1.3	45.1	35.5	0.3	0.2	0.4	-1.6
Robin Lopez	C	1.1	0.3	0.3	36.8	25	0.1	0.2	0.1	-1.4

I just want to point out that Brandon Knight averaged nearly 20/5 at one point and he was never a good player.

A guy putting up the numbers Hayes did on that bad of a team doesn't mean much of anything.

 

[Phrazbit]

Two stats is some phenomenal cherry picking. Again, he may not be worthy but you still can't put up some of the stats he does being the worst player in the NBA. Something tells me you have some history on hating this dude.

For sure those 2 stats are anything but promising. Thanks for posting. The one thing about any of these guys is situational minutes plays a big factor positive or negative. I plan on doing a deeper dive on a couple of these guys when I get a chance. In the meantime I posted some generic stats on the other thread for all available players.

Siiiiiiigh.

Literally, all I've done is post this same stuff, I don't know anything about him, the person.

Again, dead last in real plus minus, worst minus of any player in the current decade. These are cumulative, broad stats. He brings nothing to the table.

And previously when I've said a guy we're looking at or have signed is "the worst" I've been correct. Beasley was the worst player in the league here. Elfrid Payton was the worst player in the league during his last pop in.

This guy is like Elfrid Payton... only a bit worse. He will soon be even more like Elfrid Payton... out of the league entirely.

 

[Mainstreet]

OG Anunoby had surgery, deemed successful, to remove a loose bone fragment from his right elbow. He will be reevaluated in three weeks.

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[Mainstreet]

The Pacers are waiving Furkan Korkmaz.

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[Covert Rain]

Siiiiiiigh.

Literally, all I've done is post this same stuff, I don't know anything about him, the person.

Again, dead last in real plus minus, worst minus of any player in the current decade. These are cumulative, broad stats. He brings nothing to the table.

And previously when I've said a guy we're looking at or have signed is "the worst" I've been correct. Beasley was the worst player in the league here. Elfrid Payton was the worst player in the league during his last pop in.

This guy is like Elfrid Payton... only a bit worse. He will soon be even more like Elfrid Payton... out of the league entirely.

I see other info too that says he isn't the worst some of which I posted. In terms of Plus/minus this season? Statmuse has Tyus Jones worse in +/- this season along with 3 other guards being worse. I am sure if I take the time I can put up multiple stats that show he isn't the worst for the MAJORITY of stat categories. The fact he is #5 is still major suckage. With the above you definitely pointed out the bad and triggered a deeper drive. My initial take was simply looking at some quick level stats. He appears to be one of the worst and the Suns should look elsewhere. Again, thanks for pointing it out. The question becomes do the Suns even want any of those PG listed?!!?They didn't even seem interested in a PG.

Worst Plus Minus From NBA Starting Point Guards | StatMuse

Sebastian Telfair has the lowest career plus/minus by a point guard, at -1493.

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[Phrazbit]

I see other info too that says he isn't the worst some of which I posted. In terms of Plus/minus this season? Statmuse has Tyus Jones worse in +/- this season along with 3 other guards being worse. I am sure if I take the time I can put up multiple stats that show he isn't the worst for the MAJORITY of stat categories. Point taken though. The fact he is #5 is still major suckage. So, I can buy he is "one of the worst". We might be better off going with one of the other guys on the list assuming the Suns even want a PG which is questionable. They didn't even seem interested.

Worst Plus Minus From NBA Starting Point Guards | StatMuse

Sebastian Telfair has the lowest career plus/minus by a point guard, at -1493.

www.statmuse.com

Yeah, when I said worst in plus minus in the last decade it’s combining the last 4 seasons.

In my mind, if a guard is an awful shooter then they need to be really good defensively to even sniff the court, and he is among the league’s worst shooters while also being a defensive doormat.

I doubt we look at him anyway. I don’t see us bringing in developmental guys with our last 2 slots.

 

[Covert Rain]

Yeah, when I said worst in plus minus in the last decade it’s combining the last 4 seasons.

In my mind, if a guard is an awful shooter then they need to be really good defensively to even sniff the court, and he is among the league’s worst shooters while also being a defensive doormat.

I doubt we look at him anyway. I don’t see us bringing in developmental guys with our last 2 slots.

Do you see anybody on that list that stands out? That list is pretty awful but I guess that's what you expect in the Suns price range.

 

[Phrazbit]

Do you see anybody on that list that stands out? That list is pretty awful but I guess that's what you expect in the Suns price range.

Rose, Gallinari and Oladipo are the best players on the list but I think they’re all injured.

Maybe Cory Joseph and… Biz? I poo poo’d the idea of signing Biz the other day but I didn’t anticipate multiple open roster spots.

I also wouldn’t be surprised if we convert Lee’s contract.

 

[Covert Rain]

Rose, Gallinari and Oladipo are the best players on the list but I think they’re all injured.

Maybe Cory Joseph and… Biz? I poo poo’d the idea of signing Biz the other day but I didn’t anticipate multiple open roster spots.

I also wouldn’t be surprised if we convert Lee’s contract.

I did as well but to me Biz might be the best option for a FC player. I sort of like Corey Joseph and Rose might be OK in spots. None of these guys are going to be regular rotation guys anyway.

 

[Lorenzo]

It looks like the Lakers will get Dinwiddie.

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I’ve heard Dallas are pursuing him as well. Jason Kidd alluded to the Mavericks getting a third player which has some people thinking he was talking about Dinwiddie. I guess Dallas didn’t have 3 first round picks to give up to get Finney-Smith.

 

[Lorenzo]

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I don't understand this deal. Looks like the Mavs lose this deal to me.

It was widely reported that Dallas were shopping Williams. Not sure why. And curry never plays. In all the games I’ve watched I’ve yet to see curry on the court this season for Dallas. I’m giving the benefit of the doubt to Dallas for the trade. Hopefully they can add dinwiddie as well. He seemed to fit in well with Dallas before and he would find himself farther down the depth chart this time.