The missing forward: a poll

[DanSchwartzgan]

So, Stein says the Mavs want a 4, but Siakam is not their top target. Assuming both of those pieces of info are real...

Markkanen
Grant
Green
Zion
Collins
Isaac

Who am I missing? I don't think Randle is available (thank God) and I can't see New Orleans moving Ingrim. Maybe Tobias Harris?

I don’t think Zion is going anywhere, so, I’ve removed him from your list.  Stein says PF, but I suspect it is more of a 4/5 than a 4/3, but who knows.  The trick, to me, is improving on GWill, but not sinking so much into the position that you totally block OMax.  You probably also want to leave yourself a path to retaining DJJ, so incoming salary can’t be dramatically larger than outgoing.

Here is an updated list with people who have received some kind of a mention:

L. Markkanen (pipe dream…we don’t have the assets)
J. Grant (probably in a class with Kuzma and a few others where there is not enough D)
D. Green (plenty of D if you don’t give up shooting to get him)
J. Collins (Two years left at big money might be better than longer term guys)
J. Isaac (probably too valuable to Orlando)
T. Harris (will take a pay cut, which helps with DJJ)
J. Kuminga (this is probably the dream scenario)
A. Wiggins (he plays part of his time at PF.  I’d do it if Moody attached)
P. Siakam (we may be out of the running here)
J. Stewart (might solve backup 5.  Questionable as a PF)
K. Kuzma (see J. Grant)
R. Hachimura (meh)
W. Carter (doesn’t solve the PF issue, but would help a ton at backup 5)
PJ Washington (I put him in the J. Grant/Kuzma class)
D. Finney-Smith (serious question…if he wasn’t an alum, would we take DFS or DJJ)
P. Williams (I like this idea a lot also)
M. Bagley (sucks less than he used to in limited minutes on a bad team…not an endorsement)
C. Boucher (could give some time at stretch 4 and 5.  Not exactly “force”)
B. Bogdanovic (I think Exum solves the need for this)
K. Olynyk (underrated guy who moves the ball well and can play the 4 or 5)


Who am I missing (because it is always someone we haven’t thought of)