Reply With QuoteIf all the stuff about Cho thinking everything is an asset, then I don't think we see Diop go. Theres no one on the market that great anyway so I don't see the point.
With Jamison and Humphries both gone, we have few 'semi-good' vets available to sign. If we don't need to amnesty Diop, I suspect we hang on to it in case we need it next year to use on Tyrus.
If all the stuff about Cho thinking everything is an asset, then I don't think we see Diop go. Theres no one on the market that great anyway so I don't see the point.
In Cho we trust
Don't use it unless a move is imminent.
In Cho I Trust
I agree about that, only use it for the right move, here is how I would play it if I were Cho:
If I can sign Carl Landry to be our starting PF then I go ahead and amnesty Diop, Landry is a really good player with youth and upside, he will be a solid pick-up if we can get him, other than him there is nobody left that really interests me, so unless we can sign Landry now, we should just save the amnesty for next summer.
Carl Landry: http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3217/carl-landry
10charactersRick Bonnell @rick_bonnell
Barring some sudden, unexpected opportunity, it's NOT likely the #Bobcats exercise amnesty. Midnight tonight is NBA deadline.
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If we can get Landry today by using the amnesty on Diop then we should use it, if that is not an option then yes we should save it for next summer to use on TT unless he has a solid season this year.
Another point to consider is Diop has an expiring contract, which another team involved in a trade may find of value to pull off. If we amnesty him, we would be giving up a real trade asset, even though he ain't likely to get off the bench if we do keep him...
If the amnesty was going to be used on Diop, it should've been last year. And I wouldn't amnesty Tyrus yet because of Dunlap. Had we kept Silas then sure, but not now.
Also, no player on the market is worth guaranteeing Tyrus's cap slot for two more years.
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