2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[F Gump]

Right now we only have 2 bigs (4/5) that significantly contribute, and both are probably most effective coming off the bench.  Boban is a cheerleader and Chriss is a recent 2-way who is not playing well enough right now to even be worth the min. 

I would argue we could easily add a starting center to this group.  Powell would be the backup 5 and Maxi the backup 4 (and also third center).  Those two play really well together.  DFS would likely be your starting (and closing) 4, but he can also play the 3 to accommodate more minutes for Maxi or Bertans.

We could also trade one of Maxi/Powell for a true starter at the 5 and be better off as well, but I don't think its necessary.  I am certainly not looking at Boban or Chriss at all when making roster decisions regarding my top 8-10 guys who actually play.

I get that they could find ways to squeeze in another high-minutes center somehow. But as I see it
1 in so doing you are planning to move a center to play another position, and then play him and others in positions that are not their best,
2 iow you have put yourself in a box, planning to have players playing out of position, which is going to lower your ceiling, and
3 in a perimeter- oriented league, you will suffer in the ability to defend in space when playing multiple centers, which you have forced yourself to do

I also think the "add-a-center" thinking is going to be counter-productive cap-wise, because you're going to be layering on a big chunk of salary cost at a position where there are lots of playable bargains to be had. Unless you have an elite player like Jokic or Embiid, it really should be your least-expensive position, not your most.