(05-11-2024, 01:29 AM)RGP1981 Wrote: It's not like you're the Albert Einstein of the forum, lol.
Anyway, the point of merely listing Poku ahead in the list is because Kleber can't be trusted to stay healthy. Kleber is a better player at this time, we know that. Anyway, PJ has the PF position locked up. The question I have is, can Poku be that cheap PF who can be available to play some meaningful minutes behind PJ... and who can also space the floor, since the 3 Centers listed there have no range.
I like myself a Pokusevski, but I assume the Hornets will just keep him. He still has a non-guaranteed contract for next year.
I have my eyes on Isaac Bonga, whose basketball IQ is a bit questionable, but he can defend 1 through 5 and at 6´8 can play some point forward, too. Just got to have faith in the Lakers ability to draft great and then screw it up. Once upon a time they had Randle, Ingram, Ball, Hart, Zubac, Russell, Mo Wagner and Bonga. Traded them all away. Why should Bonga be the one guy they were right on drafting and wrong on dumping.
He´s still only 24 years old. While the Exum play-off experience has been underwhelming, Bonga´d be an interesting choice. He´s a FA this summer. While I think we should always look around the edges, I´d rather sink all our assets in the 3rd guy now. We can get somebody like Anfernee Simons, that should take highest priority. One more reliable 25 PPG scorer on this team and we are ready. All these "dare them" threes that go to PJ, Exum, Kleber and Green are going to him, he´s going to feast. Six attempts per game (eight over the last three years) on 39% shooting as a #1 option. And always healthy. Plus he´s Josh Green fast with the ball. That´s the dream, folks.
