The Great Debate: Keeping Kyle Singler or Semaj Christon
By Tony Heim
Keep Semaj Christon
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You probably got the answer just by reading the two pros/cons list. Although Semaj Christon didn’t show much in his rookie season, the fact that he plays a position of need and is younger benefits him greatly. The Thunder want Raymond Felton fresh and healthy for the playoffs – without Christon OKC has nobody on the roster who can fill-in on some nights.
Singler hasn’t showed much of anything since coming over from the Pistons. He lost the shooting touch that helped earn him All-Rookie second team, the very reason why Presti traded for him. And unlike last season, OKC has options at backup small forward in Doug McDermott and Josh Huestis.
It appears that the organization doesn’t mind paying the luxury tax this year, so they very well could cut Singler and eat the entire $9.7 million this season and get it off the books completely. Either way, it doesn’t make sense to keep a veteran who can’t positively contribute to an NBA team.