05-16-2022, 11:17 AM
(05-16-2022, 11:03 AM)sterlingmallory Wrote: Agreed on this. I was one of the people that wanted to trade for Turner at the deadline and I will admit I was wrong about that. Totally agree we should not spend any significant assets on a center. I would like to find a way to get a Steven Adams type center for cheap just to have some depth and save wear and tear on the core guys during the regular season, but I am fully on board with the 5 out concept come playoff time.
The priorities for me are re-sign Brunson, get another wing in the DFS/Bullock mold, see what you can get for THJ, and grab a regular season rotation big for cheap.
Whatever we do we have to lean into this identity we created, that means surrounding Luka with playmakers and switchable defensive wings/bigs that can spread the floor.
I don't think you are going to be successful with a 5 out having Luka or Dorian as your center for significant minutes. The teams that have done that really well have an elite defensive small ball center (Draymond for GS). Maxi has been our guy in that roll, but I'm not sure it is a good plan count on playing him 35 minutes a game next post season.