If this is the holdup, I would just make Melton the 6th man and guarantee him minutes. His defense, 3's, and production when on court are not the...
Yeah, we have a number of players who fit 1 role on offense and a different role on defense, and we have to account for both parts when looking at...
Yeah, there's basically only room for 1 non-shooter on the floor, in the paint. So you can play Vando if you have a stretch 5. Since we don't, the...
If Goodwin can take a jump, that would be huge for us. He doesn't have to be a PG on offense, we have Luka, Austin, and LeBron. He just needs to...
My wording may not be precise, but I just mean that it will be a mistake by the FO if they don't get a solid POA defender. My preference would be...
It would be terrible if we don't get Melton, GP2, or better at POA defender. Even abeer (who I think is one of the best posters here) would have...
Well, those white kids with potential have worked out pretty well for us lately...
So he's Austin Reaves but less efficient? (Austin in 17 games as a 2nd option last season: 25.9 pts, 7.4 asts, 5.5 rebs, 3.1 3's, 1.5 stls,...
I would love this, but spoiler alert: [spoiler]
Very good post, except that only Rui needs to go to the bench. POA defender, Austin, Luka, LeBron, Ayton slots everyone well enough defensively....
He's fighting against Jordan, so he has to downgrade ring culture. If he somehow tied or passed MJ (hypothetically since he won't), he would...
This. When people make their starting lineups, they most often think of offense, so they list it as Luka Austin LeBron Rui Ayton Since Luka is...
PHEW. Giant sigh of relief. Now if we can get Melton or better at POA def, we'll have enough to compete. Not enough to break into the big 3 of...
I'm also just doing what ifs here, in the case we don't get Ayton or a trade. If we get Ayton, Melton, and LaRavia, that's a solid offseason.
Right. If Ayton was priority #1, then why the LaRavia signing that impedes getting Ayton? And if Ayton was not priority #1, then why not more...
Sure, I'd love that, but all we're talking about is why Det signed Robinson to that contract, right? So if they want a 3 pt shooter and to keep...
LaRavia could be very good, but there's no way he should be higher priority than Centers right now. Yes, Capela signed for 3 years and might not...
Idk either, but all I can think of is that Detroit is desperate for 3's after losing Hardaway Jr, Beasley, and Schroder all at once. That's a lot...
What about both? Capela took a deal starting at $6.8 this year and Lopez at $8.8 for $15.6 combined. That's 10% more than the MLE, but they're low...
