04-04-2022, 12:43 PM
(04-04-2022, 12:26 PM)F Gump Wrote: 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.
Maxi has played most of his career as a PF, and he is undersized for a center. I think you could argue that getting a starting center would allow Maxi to go back to his natural position. You could also make the argument that DFS makes just as much sense at the 3 as the 4.
Regardless, the biggest hole on this team is rim protection, and the biggest hole in the closing lineup is a legit starting big. Getting a legit starting center addresses both of those issues. It could be someone as cheap as Holmes (if he gets his issues cleared up). Other good options are Turner or Capela. Gobert would be a costly route to take. In all of those cases, we could send one of Maxi/Powell out, but I don't think its necessary.