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TheSheriff wrote:jbs wrote:What position will he play in the NBA: SF og SG? Is he big enough to play SF?
He is 6'6", so he should be tall enough. Though if someone could find his standing reach that would be a better indicator.
Gomes3PC wrote:Please, PLEASE be patient with this kid. He is nowhere near NBA ready defensively, nor is his passing and jumpshot there with any consistency. As a role player, defense, passing, and jumpshooting are often what get you on the court.
When Walker is in the game, I think he needs to get plays called specifically for him. JR Giddens can be an effective player off the ball for us right now, but I don't think Walker can. Luckily, Bill and Pierce have similar games, so hopefully we can just use some of PP's plays to get Walker good looks in the paint when Paul needs a breather. Even with that, I don't expect more than 10 MPG from Walker, and a stint in the D-League for a little bit would not surprise me at all. This kid needs minutes to work on some aspects of his game, while I think overall he should stay up for most of the time so he can learn under Thibodeau.
Walker since the start of Big XII play:
16.6 PPG, (120-250 FG; 48%), 24-75 3PT FG (32%), 51-69 FT (74%), 5.9 RPG, 1.9 APG, 2.2 TO/G
If he cuts down on his 3 point shooting, I think he can be a far more efficient scorer right away. The horrible A/TO ratio is concerning but he's really young and most freshmen wings have A/TO ratios under 1. I just wish he'd have more than 2 APG considering how many times he and Beasley were handling the rock.
ICanOutreboundWalter wrote:Walker has huge upside (honestly, I know he's a risk and that's why I'm not against the teams who passed on him in the first round. But the second?)
I just worry that some of you guys are billing him up way too high right now. JR Giddens still has a much better chance of making contributions to the Celtics than Bill Walker does. But sure, Walker has the upside.
The nice thing is, I thought we had nothing set up for our future. Now, if everything turns out 100% positive, we actually have a roster for the future, too: Rondo-Giddens-Walker-Powe-Perkins. Obviously, for that lineup to be a playoff contender, those guys need a lot of time to develop and a lot of breaks to go their way. But its nice that we have a Bill Walker that we can root for and watch develop, even though we are in win-now mode still.
billfromBoston wrote:...the team is going to send him overseas for at least next season...and the constant injuries haven't done him favors developmentally...
billfromBoston wrote:
...the team is going to send him overseas for at least next season...he's not ready to contribute right now and Boston doesn't have roster spots nor playing time to develop him...forget about him for now, you won't be seeing him in green for at least a year, maybe more...
Very nice pickup though...he's not a good enough shooter/passer right now to be effective offensively, but he's got great physical tools and is a hard-working kid...he'll improve over the next 2-3 seasons and if he stays healthy he will be ready to contribute at the 3 right when the team will need somebody to take some of the burden from Pierce...has the potential to be as good a player as Jason Richardson IMO, another athlete who had no jumper coming into the league...but it'll take Walker time to be a player...and the constant injuries haven't done him favors developmentally...
Fencer reregistered wrote:billfromBoston wrote:
...the team is going to send him overseas for at least next season...he's not ready to contribute right now and Boston doesn't have roster spots nor playing time to develop him...forget about him for now, you won't be seeing him in green for at least a year, maybe more...
Very nice pickup though...he's not a good enough shooter/passer right now to be effective offensively, but he's got great physical tools and is a hard-working kid...he'll improve over the next 2-3 seasons and if he stays healthy he will be ready to contribute at the 3 right when the team will need somebody to take some of the burden from Pierce...has the potential to be as good a player as Jason Richardson IMO, another athlete who had no jumper coming into the league...but it'll take Walker time to be a player...and the constant injuries haven't done him favors developmentally...
That's what I was thinking.
But unless the Cs sign him to a real contract one year from now, is there any reason to think they have any advantage in signing him over the 29 teams that didn't draft him?
That's what I was thinking.
But unless the Cs sign him to a real contract one year from now, is there any reason to think they have any advantage in signing him over the 29 teams that didn't draft him?
...Boston holds his rights...its not an open-bidding process...he can go overseas for the next two years and Boston still holds his rights...
42. What if the team and player can't agree to a contract? What options does the player have? How long does the team keep his draft rights?
The player's options are limited. What happens depends on a number of factors:
If the player is already under contract to, or signs a contract with a non-NBA team, the team retains the player's draft rights for one year after the player's obligation to the non-NBA team ends. Essentially, the clock stops as long as the player plays pro ball outside the NBA. Players are not included in the team's team salary while the player is under contract with a non-NBA team.
If the player was still eligible to play in college before he was drafted, the team retains the player's draft rights until the draft the player would have entered had he not left college early. For example, if a team drafts a college sophomore in 2005, they retain his draft rights until the date of the 2007 draft. Note that the current NCAA rules state that players lose their NCAA eligibility if they are drafted, so the player could not return or go on to play college ball.
For all other players, the team retains the player's draft rights until the date of the next draft.
In any of the above cases, if the team does not sign the player in the allotted time, the player can enter the next draft. If the team that selects the player in the next draft doesn't sign him either, he becomes a rookie free agent.
armageddon wrote:With all respect, you don't send a 20 year old US player to a foreign country to play ball against a bunch of men who don't give a **** about you. No way he develops over there. He's good enough to get playing time on many teams not named Celtics and if his agent is any good, he'll force a trade first.
They handled Pruitt nicely and with respect last year. I'd assume they'd do the same here. $400K and the 15th roster spot, not a big deal. But first they need to get those knees ready to play.
