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[mvossman]

The question about minutes is, would there be more available if a good third option (6th man) would be here. Would Luka and Kyrie play less? Otherwise it is I think obvious that this new guy would take most of Green/Hardy/Exum playoff minutes and our playoff bench rotation would mostly be a center, Maxi and new guy. During regular season, there will always be minutes for Hardy, Exum and Green due to injuries and less playing time by the core rotation.

If there is a viable 6th man option, then I wouldn't worry about Green/Exum and Hardy minutes. Just go for it.

If the trade for a 6th man involves letting DJJ walk, is this still your view?  I feel like that move will make us thin on POA defenders as well as probably making us smaller and older.  It also seems to directly block Hardy.  That player would have to be significantly better than DJJ for this to make sense.