It is almost as if some of you would rather watch Dwayne Jones play Hot Potato with the ball again this season.  Wright can give us 8/4 if given 15+ minutes.

I think Wright is going to be more like a David Wesley or Scott Williams than an Alan Henderson or Scott Pollard. I'd be surprised if the guy has any game left if he ever hits the court, but if it means anything, Wright is probably better than Aldred because he's supposd to still be able to rebound at least.

The roster is looking like this right now:

* Williams, Gibson

* Pavlovic, West, Kinsey

* LBJ, Szczerbiack

* Wallace, Hickson, Jackson

* Z, AV, Wright



With Snow, Thomas, and Aldred on the outside looking in.

I'm pretty certain that Wright and Jackson will be able to beat out Aldred for the 5th and 6th front court spots.

I'd expect the team to bring in another min salary guard that is small and quick like Mike Green or someone that is taller and can shoot like Romel Beck to challenge Billy Thomas.

Then if the team decides to waive Snow, I'd hope they would take a flyier on a young center for the practice team/D-league. Gotta keep looking for cheap ways to fill that #5 spot in 2010.

Its a great signing for what the guys gonna do.

 

Its possible his career could be rejuvenated like Ratliff in Detroit, hes only 32 and hasnt played on a contender in years. So there is a chance that he could be a decent backup like Ratliff or PJ Brown.

 

But the main reason for signing him is to mentor JJ. I heard theyre hoping he will become JJs practice buddy and work out with him and playon 1 on 1 before games. He fits that role perfectly. And also he can be used in any big trades we make at mid-season.

But if this really is theonly move we make for a big man this Summer I wont be that happy. Not that JJ cant be a 4th big man, its just I dont know if our first 3 big men are good enough for JJ to be backing them up.

 

It could work out, it could not. Big risk though and I dont see why Ferry would risk it.

But if this is the only big man trade

Welcome to Cleveland, Lorenzen!  Now go take a seat on the bench.

 

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Haha! Nice comment. I look at this signing to be identical to what Philly did in picking up Marshall. We are both paying the same amount for someone that is washed up for the most part. This is just an insurance policy and a good locker room guy, practice person, veteran, mentor and someone who will see limited playing time if needed or if an unfortunate injury occurs. The one advantage we have over Philly is that picking up Wright we get a player that can play down low and can grab rebounds and score from close where Donyell could not do that for us.  This is really not a bad/risky pickup by any means.

When you have limited funds, you shop in the bargain basement. The Vet's Minimum is 1.2 million with the league paying some of that. Wright is not a big investment. Having him will not guarantee a championship. That isn't what the 14th or 15th man on the roster is suppose to bring to the table. He quite possibly will bring more to the team than most that have been at the bottom of the roster.