2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[mvossman]

I really like this a lot. It doesn't solve our dire need for a productive center, but it does reinforce the way we like to play currently and give us more wing depth.

I like Washington but also have concerns whether or not he can survive 30mpg like Maxi, which means I'd call up OKC and get Favors for the TPE. He isn't great, but at least he's a big body. Maybe the Mavs can convince a guy like McGee to come on the cheap instead.

Luka/JB/Hayward/DFS/Maxi as the starting 5, with SD/Green/Bullock/Bertans/Washington coming off the bench.

With Powell going out and Maxi and Washington being undersized you would probably want some center depth with a little beef.  In this scenario you still have the tax MLE so you might even be able to land a younger center.

Part of me wonders if we are sticking with the small ball 5 concept that we might not be better off with someone like Tobias to provide more size at the 4 (and at the 3 as Dorian moves down).  A lineup including Harris/Dorian/Luka should have enough size to make up for an undersized center.  He is healthier and I would much rather be able to send out that Bertans contract than the expiring Powell contract.