Best / worst free agent contract signings?

[Statman]

Is Lin / Martin / Parsons / White / Asik or whatever they go with going to be a bottom 5-10 starting lineup and how much chance does that have to be top 5-10 in 3-5 years? 0% chance to be a top 5 or 10 lineup ever. Is Royce White really pegged to be the starter? Eesh.

Royce White's only real effectiveness offensively for now (playmaking/passing) is pretty much nil when he's on the court with a high usage PG like Lin. I guess he can try to offensive rebound Lin's misses.

I really like White's unique skillset - kinda like a much better rebounding/bigger/stronger Luke Walton before injuries. I don't know how he'll mature emotionally.

I've seen MUCH worse signings than Lin through the years - but man they gave up some ok to solid young talent recently (Lowry/Dragic/Budinger/etc) in their desperate attempt at Howard. I think Lin was part of that attempt to woo Howard.

I'm a Mavs fan - I'm actually not upset at not landing Deron Williams - because I don't think they'd have a shot at a championship with him (unless Howard came along), so maxing out for a guy that is a definite tier below Paul (and maybe even Rondo/Rose/Westbrook) to squeak into the playoffs every year seems kinda futile. They keep enough cap space - maybe they'll have a shot at a truly worthy max player sometime in the next few years, or luck out with a draft stud (or by some miracle two). Of course, their drafts always suck.

[Crow]

I would guess, based on the current roster, that the Rockets would be average to below average on team eFG% next season, average at best from 3 pt land, high to very high on amount of turnovers committed, average at best on offensive rebounding and getting to the line and probably below average on defense. They will probably repeat not having a single top 10 team Factor ranking. Does an emphasis on versatility lead to mediocrity? It might have contributed in this case.

[Bobbofitos]

Is Lin / Martin / Parsons / White / Asik or whatever they go with going to be a bottom 5-10 starting lineup and how much chance does that have to be top 5-10 in 3-5 years? 0% chance to be a top 5 or 10 lineup ever. Is Royce White really pegged to be the starter? Eesh.

Royce White's only real effectiveness offensively for now (playmaking/passing) is pretty much nil when he's on the court with a high usage PG like Lin. I guess he can try to offensive rebound Lin's misses.

Yeah... He is truly a unique player. But unique does necessarily equate with "good". I want him to succeed because I like his game...

I really like White's unique skillset - kinda like a much better rebounding/bigger/stronger Luke Walton before injuries. I don't know how he'll mature emotionally.

Yeah, this seems like an apt comparison.

I've seen MUCH worse signings than Lin through the years - but man they gave up some ok to solid young talent recently (Lowry/Dragic/Budinger/etc) in their desperate attempt at Howard. I think Lin was part of that attempt to woo Howard.

Possible. I think the Lin acquisition stands on its own legs though.

I'm a Mavs fan - I'm actually not upset at not landing Deron Williams - because I don't think they'd have a shot at a championship with him (unless Howard came along), so maxing out for a guy that is a definite tier below Paul (and maybe even Rondo/Rose/Westbrook) to squeak into the playoffs every year seems kinda futile. They keep enough cap space - maybe they'll have a shot at a truly worthy max player sometime in the next few years, or luck out with a draft stud (or by some miracle two). Of course, their drafts always suck.

I love the Mavs' summer. They did great.

[Crow]

Is Dallas done? I was waiting til they were done before trying a holistic evaluation.