Hakim Warrick: Perfect fit for the Nets?

[Universe]

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While Hakim Warrick is no LeBron James, he is someone who is capable of helping out with this team right now and as well as in the future.

 

The Grizzlies chose to rescinded their $3 million qualifying offer to Hakim Warrick, giving them more flexibility on the free-agent market resulting in Warrick being open to any team including the Nets who passed on him on draft night years ago to take future bench warmer, Antoine Wright.

 

At the age of 27 years old, Warrick is not yet a veteran but in terms of experience on the New Jersey roster, Warrick would have to be that leader. While in Memphis it was Gasol’s team and then Gay’s team, Warrick was a leader at Syracuse and has recently stepped up his efforts on the Grizzlies team, though he did not have a contract.

 

Warrick, along with Mike Conley, Rudy Gay and OJ Mayo were working out together in Las Vegas building team chemistry even before the season began and also supporting rookie Hasheem Thabeet during his rough Summer League being at the games and talking him through the tough times.

 

The Nets are much like the Grizzlies in the fact that they are youth based with the talent being under 30 years of age. They could defiantly use someone like Hakim who is willing to work together as a team much like what Carter had done with Chris Douglas-Roberts and others by taking them under his wing. While looking in the post, three guys in Sean Williams, Yi Jialian and Josh Boone step out the most in that category as each player has fallen off the track and could use some help finding the right way.

 

As for where he fits on the floor, the Nets truly lack low post scoring. While Warrick loves the fadaway and the occasional three pointer, he can attack the basket and draw fouls which was lacking aside from Devin Harris in 2009. Add that with his almost 12 points per game scoring and you add a scoring threat to a Nets bench that lacks scoring from the big man which took a blow with the trading of Ryan Anderson.

 

On the defensive end is where he gets beat as he is smaller than most power forwards resulting in easy baskets but you also cannot win games without some sort of scoring and it’s the risk you have to give up especially when you trade away your second highest scorer for a second year player.

 

Does Hakim Warrick fit the Nets? It sure doesn’t hurt.

[Flight]

I think Warrick's going to end up scoring 15 a game this year, and add rebounding to his skillset.

[Universe]

I just think he fits perfectly on the bench. With Yi being inconsistant, their is also no harm with starting him as him and Yi both don't know defense but he at least is a proven offensive player.

 

PG - Dooling / Alston

SG - Williams / Dooling

SF - Hayes

PF - Warrick

C - Boone

 

Just the right mix of offense and defense IMO.

[Flight]

Hakim averaged 11 points in 26 mins I think last year. if he played a solid 32 minutes a game, he could easily average 15 points a game as a starter.

 

 

 

 

I heard New Orleans is going after him. <3

[Art]

I heard New Orleans is going after him. <3

 

Man I so hope so; he would fit both of these club's nicely.

[Universe]

Doesn't Julien Wright have some of the qualities that Warrick has though?

[ATL]

Good article. I agree that New Jersey could really use a player like him. He's still fairly young, athletic, and can score in the post. As much as I love Yi, he definitely needs to be coming off the bench for now until he learns what the word "consistency" means.

 

Anyway, other teams that I think Warrick would fit in are Chicago and Milwaukee. They're in need of a low-post presence as well.

[Flight]

Doesn't Julien Wright have some of the qualities that Warrick has though?

Sort of, but Julian is a definite small forward, whereas Warrick plays the 4 most of the time. Julian plays decent defense, while Warrick is still pretty raw on that end, and needs to add some weight and rebound better.

 

Their offensive game is pretty similar though, but Warrick's is more effective because he has a lot more quickness over the guy guarding him at the 4.