Warriors Bring Up Renaldo Major from NBDL

by Atma Brother ONE on Jan 17, 2007 10:14 AM PST in News Comment 6 comments

Short on bodies, Don Nelson and the Warriors have brought up Renaldo Major of the Dakota Wizards from the NBDL. Let's hope Nellie can work some more of his NBDL magic. Jonathan Givony has a nice scouting report on Major for DraftExpress:

Major is a 6-7 swingman with good athletic ability and very nice scoring instincts from inside the 3-point arc. He's 24 years old, and seems to have improved rapidly from his collegiate days at Fresno State, where he only averaged 10.7 points per game in a senior year that was cut short by a season-ending suspension. He ironically was cut once by the D-League already, and has spent time in both the USBL and CBA. This year he's averaging 18 points per game, 4.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists on 54% shooting from the field playing with the Dakota Wizards. A true "rags to riches" story, the kind that makes the D-League special.

Renaldo's got major game.

Any bets Nellie starts journeyman Matt Barnes with NBDLer's Kelenna Azubuike, Renaldo Major, and Patrick O'Bryant tonight against the Clips? (Isn't it sad that the Warriors' lottery pick is now an NBDL callup?)

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sorry Atma

i created a duplicate diary about this call up...this one is kinda strange to me. Not sure the W's actually needed swing help. Why not call up a rebounder shot blocker? Perhaps a guy like this:

http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/elton_brown/index.html?nav=page

Let's Go Oakland! Gas, Brake, Dip.

by OaktownFunk on Jan 17, 2007 10:23 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

W's - Indy trade

We get Stephen Jackson, Al Harrington, Josh Powell, and that "Sarunas 2.0" Jasikevikus (I massacred that one).

We dump Murph AND Dunleavy, Diogu and McCloud.

A great deal. Harrington, Jackson and Powell are instant offense and toughness, that's right the W's now have toughness!! and Sarunas 2.0 is a Nellie type player.

Trade will be announced 2 morrow.

I'm pumped!! As Ric Flair would say: Whoooooooo!!

by goldenstatefan on Jan 17, 2007 11:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Source?

Or just "wishful" thinking? Strangely, it makes some sense if the numbers work; the only practical way to trade Dun -- who's base year -- is as part of a package. I don't see Jackson or Powell as Nellie types, but I didn't think Nellie and Davis would work so well together, so who knows. But Harrington's been a bit of a bust, hasn't he?

by johnl on Jan 17, 2007 11:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Answer's Now Obvious -- Indy Trade

Given the Warriors' trade today -- Dun, Murph, Ike and Keith to Indy for Jackson, Harrington, Powell and Jacevicius (mangled; sorry), they need bodies for tonight's game. Thus, POB and this guy. Otherwise they'd probably suit up five tonight. Not a good idea. Too bad they didn't wait another day: Dun is playing pretty well against his daddy, and Murph was the best Monday he's been all year.

by johnl on Jan 17, 2007 11:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

well, what do you know...

Just pulled this from a recap of the NBDL showcase...yeah, the W's could use some of this beef.

Elton Brown, 6-9, Power Forward/Center, Colorado 14ers

15 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 4/7 fg, 7/8 ft

Mike Schmidt

Brown displayed the ability to score out of the post with a couple different moves today. He possesses nice footwork inside, and the ability to wait for the right opportunity to score. Because he is so patient inside, Brown makes it to the free throw line with consistency. Today, he made it to the charity stripe 8 times, and converted 7 of his attempts. He knows how the use his weight on the defensive end as well, and his ability to push people around is used very effectively on the glass. In terms of size, post scoring, and rebounding, there are few comparable players outside of the NBA. Though Brown weighs less than he used to, he still carries some extra pounds, and would definitely benefit from some muscle tone. He also turns the ball over too often at this point, and that's largely due to the fact that he rarely passes the ball out of the post once he receives an entry pass. Brown has struggled a bit with consistency this season, but is definitely in the mix for a call-up to a team looking for a post scorer.

Here's a link to entire recap..pretty good stuff.
http://draftexpress.com/blogs.php?blogid=6

Let's Go Oakland! Gas, Brake, Dip.

by OaktownFunk on Jan 17, 2007 10:36 AM PST reply actions 0 recs