Knicks and Corey Brewer Negotiate Buyout
by J.A. Sherman on Mar 1, 2011 11:53 AM CST
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PrintEven though the trade deadline has passed, we are now witnessing the flourish of the residual aftermath, as players such as Corey Brewer and Troy Murphy are having their remaining contracts bought out in order to allow them to sign with other teams.
Knicks Release Corey Brewer? | Yahoo! Sports
I'm not really big on reporting rumors, but according to this story the Thunder may be in the running for Mr. Brewer's services. The Thunder still have a small chunk of salary cap space this season with a little more than $3 million with which to play.
Brewer is a long and athletic player who can contribute at either the two or three position. He is an excellent defensive player of the kind that contending teams search. Would he be a good fit for the Thunder, backing up Kevin Durant?
- Brewer is a poor shooter, with his shooting percentage hovering around 40% for his career.
- Despite being 6'9", he's never averaged four rebounds per game.
- Brewer is considered a good on-the-ball defensive player, but according to 82games there is no difference in the team's defensive performance regardless of whether he is on the court or not.
- Currently, the team's second unit features James Harden, Eric Maynor, and Daequan Cook, and Nick Collison. Harden, Maynor, and Cook will be the primary source of offense; is that enough to carry the unit? I would guess that the second unit could use more offense, not defense.
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I was so high on Brewer out of college
I thought he would be the top NBA talent out of that whole Florida crew of Noah, Horford, Green, Speights, etc. He is so athletically gifted, he has just never figured his game out. For the right price he could be worth a look, but 3.7 million is probably too much for a project that has underperformed for 3 years.
I'm with you
I thought Brewer was a great fit in those Florida championship teams and he still has a tremendous upside. You can’t discount the fact that he’s been playing in Minnesota, so his trajectory has probably been slowed by the losing basketball culture that has existed there for some time. If he were going to a team that thrived on defense (Celtics, Spurs), he would probably contribute immediately. In the Thunder’s case though, because as a team concept they have not gelled defensively, I think his effectiveness would be muted.
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by J.A. Sherman on Mar 1, 2011 12:34 PM CST up reply actions
Brewers still young though
I say bring him in. Also though even though Troy Murphy is up there in age, I wouldnt mind his signing. He could be a really good pick and pop post player for us and his rebounding could be needed down the road. Even though we are young we still have to believe we can win a title this year.
if they are planning on him being a long term piece I like the move. He probably won’t work his way into the lineup for big minutes this season. However, having both him and Thabo is kind of redundant. SG/SF that can defend but can’t shoot, but Brewer has a bit more offensive ability. He’s got more upside than Sef as well so that’s a plus and he’d probably be a more effective guy off the bench than Thabo b/c he’d actually look to score.
Corey has been a major disappointment his entire career
I rememeber seeing Corey in U Florida thinking that he would be the next Scottie Pippen. how he has disappointed me. He came into the league with no offensuve game and looked as if he were a deer stuck inheadlights. such a waste.
by Jeffrey Thompson on Mar 2, 2011 6:54 AM CST reply actions
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