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Makes sense. Reddick talking about going with a 9 man rotation.

 

i don't see why indy wants to move him unless they're upgrading at his position or massively upgrading at another. we don't offer that.

luxury tax threshold is moving to 206 million next year, supposedly, so they have plenty of room to extend him and his FA status isn't an issue.

 

I don't even know who most of these new 100+ million dollar players are. That just seems really wild to me. Admittedly I only watch Laker games, and then only when they are playing half way well, but seems like I would hear more about the players that deserve 100+ mill contracts. Like they would be among the lead leaders in statistical categories or something.

 

IF Austin is our PG of the future, we better already have targeted several top notch defensive guards to pair him with.
I love Austin, but the reason as to why he and DLO don’t mesh perfectly is that neither are good defenders.
This is why I really wanted us to get Murray. He has shown in previous seasons that he can be a very good ball stopper.

 

Austin should not be the guy bringing the rock up, but he can initiate in the half court and help us mix things up. I prefer to keep him in that role vs full time PG. I don't see that as a long term fit.

 

Yeah the bringing the ball up is not that big a deal. He can easily a lot of the time but can also pass it ahead or hand off to whichever better pressure ball handler is in the game with him.

 

The Bulls and MAgic are doing it with similar players in Giddey and Suggs, respectively. And, they don't have a Lebron.

 

The way things are looking, if Knecht actually plays like he has shown, he will be our best shooting guard, Reaves will be our rotation bench player, DLO or someone else will be our point guard, while Reaves can sub for both of them, they all get pretty equal time.

 

I don't know if he is a guy that you have next to a point guard in the long term. It's not a clean fit, because his strength is playing with the ball in his hands. I do think that Austin has the work ethic and IQ to re-invent himself as an off-ball three-point shooter, though, but that is yet to be seen.

 

Yes, I agree. A 6th man role is not bad for him. I mean, he makes 13 million per year, he is not entitled to anything really. I guess that's sort of why I entertain flipping him and others for a long-term fit at point guard. We kind of deal him before his value drops, as he becomes known as a bench role player, and gets older.

 

No way is AR going to the bench again unless injured and working his way back. Book it.

 

Is there a player out there who checks these boxes:

1) Good point of attack defender
2) Good three-point shooter
3) Good ball-handler/hockey assist guy for Reaves

That is going to be hard to find in the short term, and it would cost Reaves anyway. Its hard to find the ideal point guard that would compliment Austin. Russell is almost that, but he doesn't defend, and he has his playoff reliability issues.

 

It might be impossible to get such a player, without giving up Austin himself. That was the problem with getting Murray. So, without many players out there fitting that criteria, why not go with an Austin/Max backcourt?

 

Not to count chickens too quickly but the exact same type of passed over player as Dalton Knecht for being 23 years old (but with body and game ready to contribute now) … in Olivari has all those attributes. JJ will use him no doubt at some point in the lineup, whenever in a game, with AR.

 

I agree. He's a LePoint Guard too. The off-ball type who could defends point guards, somewhat like Chalmers/Mo Williams/Avery Bradley, etc. But with that said, is Reddick really going to lean on two rookies in the rotation? That might be pushing it a little, but I wouldn't mind if he did. They are older rookies who are ready to contribute.

 

Lonzo would be ideal for that spot too. I think the value of Reaves and Rui are greater after Lebron retires. When that happens, we will need a power forward, and Reaves could sort of do the Lebron-type create/get to the line stuff. But right now, the Lebron/Reaves pairing is already a bad enough log jam of players who prefer to have the ball. When you factor in a potential other player coming in who is like that, it makes it really tough. We saw that movie already with Westbrook. I bet Rus would do much better if he had Knecht, Max, and Olveri to kick the ball too.

 

James Harden is another one.

 

I have no love for Ainge or the Clips but lol at them “being difficult”. I’ve never thought it made sense for the Jazz to trade Lauri, they’re capable of tanking just fine with him on the roster given how strong the West is. As for the Clips, I don’t think they wanted to preserve PG’s salary slot because they know Kawhi’s knees are f***ed and they’ll be doing a hard reset soon. Don’t see why they’d be eager to take on Wiggins or Moody or whatever.

 

Lonzo would cost assets. What's he making / what's the point. I'm not feeling you at all on this logjam with Reaves being a "problem" in the lineup with LeBron. Even more so than Caruso wasn't a "problem" being in the lineup with him. But you lose a LOT of credibility with those last two sentences. And equating Knecht or Quincy here under Redick to WestBRICK's time here under everyone, and Russ was misused or didn't have the "talent" around him here or on the Clippers??