We'll have to see him play against NBA players before we can conclude anything. Hopefully he'll be a solid reserve.
Even though I am pretty high on him from watching the Greek team, I will admit that I don't know how that will translate to the NBA. It is really hard to guess. We just need to give him a chance and see how he does.
That is a good way to look at it. Acker appears to be slightly better than Tony Delk right now (who we should have resigned for cheap), with more upside given his age.
Here is a pic of Alex from the Greek Championships currently being played. He's on the far left. And here is a video of him getting Tayshaun'd on a fast break. http://www.sport.gr/basket/hellas07/070613/diamantidis.wmv
Nice steal, but let's sign up the dude who blocked him! Acker went with the left hand lay-up shielded by the rim and still got swatted.
and you can still check out some of my acker vids from the euroleague. i've got 4 of them. 2 are from early in the season, 2 are from the playoffs so to speak. YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. and don't forget the greek goddesses...
3 Time Euroleague DPOY. Dimitris Diamantidis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia www.paobc.gr (6'4" SG) http://www.euroleague.net/news/inte...w-dimitris-diamantidis-panathinaikos?smid=181
Gotta like Ack's development. Looks real confident in Greece too. I don't believe that he's any better than Delfino, but I believe he'll fight harder than Delfino. Not a knock on Delfino's hustle, but to say that this team is/was complacent would be the understatement of the century.
NBA players who attended Pepperdine. Acker is the most recent. DJ was the best and Christie was pretty good NBA Players who Attended Pepperdine University - Basketballreference.com
Not sure if this is good news or bad news. I think it is good. Alex Acker's Olympiacos team lost the Greek Championship today. They were beat by Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos in Game 5 of a best of 5 series. Apparently Olympiacos was within 5 with 3 minutes to go but Panathinaikos hit a 3 and closed out the game with free throws. Acker had 12 points and Croatian Center Andrija Zizic also had 12 to tie as team high scorers. Why is this good? It's my understanding that Alex has a player option for a second year in Greece. If he won the championship, I am sure he would opt out, and possible sign a more lucrative contract with Maccabi Tel-Aviv, who have been very interested in him since he left Detroit, possibly a contract that Detroit could not hope to match. Since he lost, his star in Europe tarnishes just a little, and while he is certainly worth more than the $1+ million he is due for his option year, I don't think he has made the leap to a $3+ million dollar a year player, and that works in our favour. His agent is Jerome Stanley, who also represents the Sacramento Kings Francisco Garcia. Stanley is a long-time agent and once represented former Boston Celtic (the late) Reggie Lewis. Stanley also works in the NFL, representing Keyshawn Johnson amongst others. I compiled this from a variety of sources.
Acker is a one year NBA veteran. That classes him as a Non-Bird Free Agent. Detroit retained his rights by tendering him a qualifying offer last season, and I would assume they will do the same this and each future offseason until Acker makes a decision that puts him out of Detroit's reach. His qualifying offer amount is $687,456 + $175,000 which is $862,456. Alex can take the offer, play out one year in Detroit and then be an NBA Unrestricted Free Agent the next offseason. He can decline the qualifying offer, and negotiate a new contract with Detroit (longer than one year, and possibly for more money). Alex's agent can fish around for an offer sheet from another NBA team (better deal), which Detroit can match, as long as they have their Mid-Level Exception available (read: they haven't spent it yet). If we try to sign Alex straight up without the MLE, we can offer the following. Year 1 - $824,947 Year 2 - $890,943 Year 3 - $962,218 Year 4 - $1,039,196 Year 5 - $1,122,331 Detroit can only sign a deal for 2 or more years up to 5 in this scenario. Now if another team makes an offer, and we have not spent the MLE, Alex stands to make a lot more money because we can use a portion of or all of the MLE to match or he will get it from the team he signed an offer sheet with. Alternately, the Pistons may come to terms with Alex on a full or partial MLE deal, no longer than 5 years with a maximum of 8% raises in each successive year of the new contract. We need more intel on what is happening behind the scenes in Europe before we can start to project if he will even come back to the NBA, however should he come back, I think we stand the best chance of signing him long term.
The whole salary cap thing is just too much for my liking. I'm sure I could figure it out if I spent time on it, but I have other more important things to worry about. Thanks to Roscoe for doing all research.
Wow, so Maxiell almost has Durant Wingspan... Although he actually has shoulders. And I guess Acker does have very long arms... 2005 NBA DRAFT CAMP MEASUREMENTS Name Height Height (with shoes) Weight Wingspan Reach Acker, Alex 6' 3¾" 6' 4¾" 183.0 7' 0" 8' 6½" Maxiell, Jason 6' 5" 6' 6¼" 257.6 7' 3¼" 8' 11"
