The OJ Mayo Situation
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Memphis appears ready to part with Mayo, as they have been shopping Mayo for at the last two trade deadlines, with 2 trades falling through at the last minute in consecutive seasons (Josh McRoberts, Indiana 2011 and Ray Allen, Boston 2012). In a surprising move today, The Grizz anounced qualifying offers for Darrell Arthur and Marresse Speights, but did not offer one to Mayo, making him an Unrestricted Free Agent all of a sudden.
Pro's and Cons after the jump.
Pro’s:
- Mayo is a young player with significant upside. He has long been projected a star player and has played alpha dog in college and fared reasonably well.
Con’s:
- Has a tendency to play a lot of one on one, stand around basketball. In combination, he can settle for the jumper a little too much which has lead to a 41% FG Percentage the last two seasons. After starting his career with seasons of 44 and 46 Percent, his offense has been relatively inconsistent the last couple of years.
- He also has a few character concerns after a off-court gambling incident on the team plane. Adding him into a cohesive Celtics locker room could shake up what was a very cohesive Celtics Locker Room.