In most cases once free agency is over, the main way to boost your squad in the season is trade up a storm, accumulating assets and value and finally turning that into what you desire or a team need to propel you to where you want to go. Other times, you might get lucky in free agency in season with a specially good 10 day contract that gets converted or some such, but there is the other way that to get a leg up if you�ve been lucky enough to lock up the rights to a gem from the draft or previous moves. Your player rights slot.

This week we�re going to have a quick look into a few players that could be a boost for their respective teams this year if they land themselves a full time contract.

 

Boston � Ike Anigbogu

Ike missed his rookie year due to injury and never really got a chance after that, but he�s healthy and hovering around the place now as the �non-guaranteed guy� who gets cut in the final days of training camp/roster finalisation. So, he could find a deal sometime if a team needs an athletic defensive big man who is still only 22 and has a lot of ball left in the legs. For Boston, this would mean another young body and trade asset in the locker.

 

Charlotte � Kobi Simmons, Deyonta Davis, Troy Williams

Whatever else Nic did, he had an eye for young talent and the Hornets have these 3 guys sitting at their potential disposal because of it.

Kobi is probably the best of the three and he�s averaging 18/5/6/1 in the GLeague this year, so he�s ready to go. The Hornets are a top East contender and a scoring guard could be a good piece to have down the stretch if he lands a deal.

Deyonta flirted with deals last season but didn�t land another this year, yet. But he�s a big athletic body which is exactly the type that they just traded for a handful of in moving out the best of them, in Wiseman. He averaged 12/8/1/1/2 in the GLeague last season and maybe some big man depth could be good too?

Troy Williams got a couple of deals near the end of benches because his 3&D style is perfect for the league. He�s an �elder statesman� that could help a team right away if he lands a deal and his most recent Gleague stint saw him average 20/7/2/2/1 proving he�s too talented for the Gleague and deserves another deal sometime, if age permits.

 

Chicago � Ky Bowman

Merencio and the Bulls loved Ky but he was on a non-guaranteed deal and got cut for the likes of JTA and Mulder in the NBA which means he�s a rights guy here. He was a nice 2k guy though and with Eric Gordon continually getting injured, he could be used in the Bulls squad despite not really sowing out in the Gleague this year with averages of 9/3/3/1 in 23 minutes.

 

Dallas � Wayne Selden Jr

Selden was a scoring machine in the minutes he played but fell out of rotations and didn�t get a new contract, leaving the Mavs for an international contract this year. He�s averaging 12 points overseas though and has a season high 22, so he�s still go it and with a lot of smaller guards, the Mavs might use another bigger bodied guy down the stretch if he has an NBA out clause.

 

Detroit � Oshae Brissett

Oshae is ripping up the GLeague right now and has to be turning some heads in the process, so maybe he gets a call up soon for the rampaging Pistons�just what they need, some help! 19/10/2/1/1 he averaged in the Gleague and has elite size for a wing at 6�7 to boot. He hasn�t really had a chance to shine in the big league yet, but if his Gleague play is anything, he could help a team.

 

New York � Alize Johnson

Alize is a favourite of Smokey and he still owns his rights, even if he didn�t get a new deal. He�s currently playing for the Raptors Gleague affiliate and doing typical Johnson things averaging 17/13/4/1 as a billdog PF who can handle and shoot from deep. He man handles guys around the hoop, which is why he�s shooting it 57% from the field but 33% from deep keeps defenders honest and means he can use his explosiveness and handles to get to the hoop. I can see him being a Raptors special, and therefore a Smokey special.

 

Philadelphia � Allonzo Trier, Louis King

I may be a little bias of course, but I am very high on these two guys and they both have looked the goods in the GLeague this year.

Allonzo Trier was someone I targeted in the offseason directly betting on him getting a deal in free agency. I was wrong, but he was drafted 4^th by the Wolves in the GLeague draft and basically straight away showed that he should not be only a Gleague guy, flashing the promise he showed averaging 11 a night for the Knicks as a rookie. He slowed down a bit after a hot start but still showed he could be a microwave scorer and in 2k he�s still rated as such, so if he could get a deal, he will drastically help the 76ers off the bench.

Lou King has been classed as �too good for the GLeague� also, and funnily enough he�s been playing with the Knicks affiliate as they showed some promise in him. Through his play, he averaged 14/5/3 and 1.5 steals on 52/46/81 splits and showed he can handle, distribute, shoot, and was happy to play a role rather than be a star. Just the type of guy the Knicks should be adding and would help the 76ers also!

 

Utah � Ivan Rabb

Ivan was a favourite of Tim�s and he held him closely. He had some stints in the NBA but his being undersized seemed to never favour him to landing a good deal anywhere. He�s still been in the GLeague this year, but playing only 16 minutes a night, but still putting up 6/6/1/1/1 in that time and shooting it 56/33/77 displaying his rebounding prowess as well as his inside/out big man style which is all the rage. The Jazz may not being going places just yet, but they could get a nice boost if Rabb again troubles the contract man in landing a deal and then works his way into a longer deal.

 

 

These were a few guys I thought were influential for their teams possibly right now, not just stashes. Share some news on your other guys!