Cedi Osman Goodbye & Good Luck

[Nathan S]

I wish the Cavs would have tried to get him. I think with Cedi and the fact that the 76ers declined his option last year, we would have had a real good shot at signing him.

Well, we just drafted Windler. Is Korkmaz better than Windler at anything?

 

[inliner311]

Well, we just drafted Windler. Is Korkmaz better than Windler at anything?

I don't think drafting Windler should preclude the Cavs from signing someone like Korkmaz. Both have good potential and it's a shooters league. It's not like Korkmaz got anything more than the minimum. At the very least if Korkmaz played well and we had too many wings, he would be a tradable asset.

We don't have that many wings on the team currently, adding one wasn't going to hurt anyone's playing time.

 

[Cavatt]

I liked how aggressive he was. Looks like they were fouling him a lot to try and slow him down.

We will have good rebounding from the wings with Cedi and Windler. They may not put up great numbers individually there, but that will likely just be because of all the competition with Love, TT, Zizic and each other.

 

[Nathan S]

I don't think drafting Windler should preclude the Cavs from signing someone like Korkmaz. Both have good potential and it's a shooters league. It's not like Korkmaz got anything more than the minimum. At the very least if Korkmaz played well and we had too many wings, he would be a tradable asset.

We don't have that many wings on the team currently, adding one wasn't going to hurt anyone's playing time.

I count 5 players who are clearly going to play non-negligible minutes at SG/SF: Cedi, Windler, KPJ, Delly, and Clarkson. Then you can add a 6th, Sexton, if we do indeed experiment with a Garland/Sexton backcourt. That's a lot of guys to squeeze into the rotation; if you split the available minutes equally, you're looking at 15-20 minutes for each of Cedi/Windler/KPJ/Delly/Clarkson. Given that, I don't understand why you'd add another guy who doesn't bring anything new to the table.

 

[Cavatt]

I count 5 players who are clearly going to play non-negligible minutes at SG/SF: Cedi, Windler, KPJ, Delly, and Clarkson. Then you can add a 6th, Sexton, if we do indeed experiment with a Garland/Sexton backcourt. That's a lot of guys to squeeze into the rotation; if you split the available minutes equally, you're looking at 15-20 minutes for each of Cedi/Windler/KPJ/Delly/Clarkson. Given that, I don't understand why you'd add another guy who doesn't bring anything new to the table.

Moreover, Kormaz is quite clear about the roster as well. If he is going to play on a crowded team, he probably thinks a title contender is better than a lottery team.

 

[Nathan S]

Moreover, Kormaz is quite clear about the roster as well. If he is going to play on a crowded team, he probably thinks a title contender is better than a lottery team.

Makes sense. Honestly, though, I think he would've done well to sign in Europe where he could be more than just a shooting specialist and really work on expanding his game. 76ers are clearly going to prioritize the development of Zhaire and Thybulle over him.

 

[Cavatt]

Makes sense. Honestly, though, I think he would've done well to sign in Europe where he could be more than just a shooting specialist and really work on expanding his game. 76ers are clearly going to prioritize the development of Zhaire and Thybulle over him.

You don't see it very often where a team doesn't offer the rookie extension, but then re-signs the player. I can't think of another instance off the top of my head.

 

[inliner311]

I count 5 players who are clearly going to play non-negligible minutes at SG/SF: Cedi, Windler, KPJ, Delly, and Clarkson. Then you can add a 6th, Sexton, if we do indeed experiment with a Garland/Sexton backcourt. That's a lot of guys to squeeze into the rotation; if you split the available minutes equally, you're looking at 15-20 minutes for each of Cedi/Windler/KPJ/Delly/Clarkson. Given that, I don't understand why you'd add another guy who doesn't bring anything new to the table.

I think with the lack of PF depth that the Cavs have, Cedi will be asked again to play small ball PF at times. I also think Clarkson will eventually get traded and if the right deal comes along they will trade Delly. At this point Delly is more of a mentor to the young guards than anything and if the coaching staff is doing a better job than last year, he wouldn't be needed as much. I could definitely see if him being moved as an expiring contract and we resign him next summer to a smaller deal.

I agree that the Garland and Sexton backcourt will take some minutes available to the wings but of the positions the Cavs have needs for currently, it's a stretch 4 and I think another wing would be next on that list. The league is moving toward playing alot of wings at SG, SF, and PF which would be the reason why I'd look for a 6'7 like Korkmaz even though he needs to get stronger as an NBA player.

For me, it would be picking Korkmaz over Sindarius Thornwell. I really don't see where Thronwell fits into this roster. At least with Korkmaz he could be right there competing with KPJ and Windler, maybe securing his spot as a rotation wing long term for us. I think Cedi, Windler, KPJ, and Korkmaz could be a versatile enough group you could move forward with and they could all have their role in the rotation.

 

[Nathan S]

I think with the lack of PF depth that the Cavs have, Cedi will be asked again to play small ball PF at times. I also think Clarkson will eventually get traded and if the right deal comes along they will trade Delly. At this point Delly is more of a mentor to the young guards than anything and if the coaching staff is doing a better job than last year, he wouldn't be needed as much. I could definitely see if him being moved as an expiring contract and we resign him next summer to a smaller deal.

I agree that the Garland and Sexton backcourt will take some minutes available to the wings but of the positions the Cavs have needs for currently, it's a stretch 4 and I think another wing would be next on that list. The league is moving toward playing alot of wings at SG, SF, and PF which would be the reason why I'd look for a 6'7 like Korkmaz even though he needs to get stronger as an NBA player.

For me, it would be picking Korkmaz over Sindarius Thornwell. I really don't see where Thronwell fits into this roster. At least with Korkmaz he could be right there competing with KPJ and Windler, maybe securing his spot as a rotation wing long term for us. I think Cedi, Windler, KPJ, and Korkmaz could be a versatile enough group you could move forward with and they could all have their role in the rotation.

He hasn't been impressive enough, in my opinion, to say that he's on the level of our other young wings in terms of NBA potential. Which makes sense; we're talking about a minimum contract guy after all. Given that, if we're choosing between him and a similar caliber of talent in Thornwell, I'd rather have Thornwell because he gives us something (wing defense, toughness) that our other young guys lack.

 

[buzzdog]

Looks like Kevin Love's rebounding skills are starting to rub off on Cedi.

 

[Cavatt]

Looks like Kevin Love's rebounding skills are starting to rub off on Cedi.

Nice to see it is him blocking out and not just jumping over lesser athletes in Europe.

 

[cavsfever]

I count 5 players who are clearly going to play non-negligible minutes at SG/SF: Cedi, Windler, KPJ, Delly, and Clarkson. Then you can add a 6th, Sexton, if we do indeed experiment with a Garland/Sexton backcourt. That's a lot of guys to squeeze into the rotation; if you split the available minutes equally, you're looking at 15-20 minutes for each of Cedi/Windler/KPJ/Delly/Clarkson. Given that, I don't understand why you'd add another guy who doesn't bring anything new to the table.

I would like us to trade Clarkson. It seems like he has reached his ceiling as a basketball player and would just limit the number of minutes we have to try out and develop our young players. His play style -- sort of a poor man's Ricky Davis -- is also not a great example to younger guys, although I'm sure he's a fine person and all.

 

[Cavatt]

I would like us to trade Clarkson. It seems like he has reached his ceiling as a basketball player and would just limit the number of minutes we have to try out and develop our young players. His play style -- sort of a poor man's Ricky Davis -- is also not a great example to younger guys, although I'm sure he's a fine person and all.

I think we are going to find out really fast if he works with any of the new guys.

I don't think he is a bad guy either, but he takes too few 3's and no one gets to touch the ball with him around. Still, a Delly, Clarkson, KPJ, Windler, Zizic ;lineup could be interesting. Not enough guys to play off the ball, but maybe Delly can herd these guys around. I also don't really see Windler playing the backup 4, or Clarkson and KPJ fitting well.

 

[Cavatt]

When does he play again?

 

[Naumoski]

When does he play again?

12.08.2019 Turkey-Senegal (Istanbul / 19:00)
13.08.2019 Turkey-Jordan (Istanbul / 19:00)

Acropolis International Tournament 2019
16.08.2019 Turkey-Serbia (Akropolis / 17:00)
17.08.2019 Turkey-Greece (Akropolis / 19:30)
18.08.2019 Turkey-Italy (Akropolis / 17:00)

P.S: Dates and times are for local time in Turkey & Greece