Sixers trade for Charles Jenkins

[bholly]

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine
Golden State indeed made its two tax-shaving trades before 3 PM deadline: Jeremy Tyler to Atlanta and Charles Jenkins to Philly

GSW wanted to move these two guys to get under the luxury tax, so that they don't have to pay the repeater tax a few years from now.
We got the one that nobody's heard of, rather than the one a bunch of you wanted. Oh well.

No word yet, but I'm guessing it's for cash.

[bholly]

Haralabos Voulgaris ‏@haralabob
Charles Jenkins can play, he almost single handedly foiled GSW's late season tanking last year. A decent pickup by Philly

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[SMH!]

If you're bored, this guy even get a highlight mix on youtube lol.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UGLcB_N1n0

[bholly]

Here's Hollinger's scouting report from insider:

Scouting report
+ Strong, scoring-minded combo guard with excellent midrange jumper.
+ Not an elite athlete. Better distributor than advertised. Needs to draw fouls.
+ Defensive potential due to strength, size. Big enough to check some 2s.

Analysis
Well, it was good enough to have me intrigued. Jenkins got the starting gig after injuries cleaned out Golden State's backcourt and showed signs that he might be a keeper, flashing a deadly midrange jumper that he set up with a nice crossover move. Jenkins hit an amazing 46.6 percent of his 2s from beyond 10 feet, one of the best rates in the league.

The problem was that he relied on it too much. He made only three 3-pointers and didn't get to the rim enough to draw a lot of fouls. As a result he was 69th out of 70 point guards in secondary percentage. That has to change; odds are strong that he won't shoot quite so well on long 2s going forward, and even shooting as well as he did a year ago his true shooting percentage was only 53rd at his position.

But if he can add 3-point range, he's a player. Jenkins proved a much better distributor than advertised, ranking above the league average for point guards in assist ratio, turnover ratio and pure point rating. Defensively, he fouled a lot and took the usual rookie lumps, but his other data suggests he was competent. If he can get his true shooting percentage into the 50s, he'll be a fixture.

[FNM BOY]

LOL....GOD GIVE ME GRACE TO ENDURE MY LOYALTY AS A SIXER FAN

[bholly]

Praise from Voulgaris and Hollinger makes me feel a bit better, but I can't help but roll my eyes at us picking up a low-level backup PG who relies on mid-range jumpers.

[bholly]

Sam Amick ‏@sam_amick
Warriors get draft considerations for Tyler (Atlanta) and Jenkins (Philly). No specifics, but I'm told they'll never see the picks.

Ken Berger ‏@KBergCBS
Golden State gets a second-round pick each from Atlanta (Jeremy Tyler) and Philadelphia (Charles Jenkins) in its tax-driven salary dumps.

Hopefully Amick's right.

[sixer04fan]

Charles Jenkins. We're definitely favorites to win the east now...

[Tmath]

Jenkins is a good player, I wanted the Raptors to get him, instead we got Telfair...

[tennisoscar1]

Charles jenkins, holy **** praise dileo

[sixer04fan]

Actually seems like a good move, for what it is.

[BChydro86]

Completely meaningless nonsense.

I hate the sixers.

I live in lA, time to be a clippers fan

[joeyc77]

Not a bad move for the Sixers. It's not an impact move but no team made an impact move ...so I'm good with this.

[bootsy]

Completely meaningless nonsense.

I hate the sixers.

I live in lA, time to be a clippers fan

Goodbye.

[the brave eagle]

just the guy we needed...