Hypothetical: Pelicans acquire long-term SF, what to do with Anderson?

I don't see why acquiring a SF would affect Anderson at all. This staff wants to play Anderson/Davis together and one of those guys will be on the court at all times. Anderson doesn't play the 3 so all this does is give more spacing. A Batum type of player would crash the boards when Anderson floats to the perimeter similarly to what Aminu does. The only difference is the SF would actually be a threat to shoot and actually provides spacing.

In terms of spacing, a SF who can shoot and rebound is the final missing piece. We'd have spacing similarly to what you see at Golden State and that's pretty disgusting if you think about it.

Ariza, Parsons, Heyward?

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Now you're looking at AD getting 75% of PF minutes, and splitting SF minutes between Anderson and Batum.

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Anderson has never been and never will be a SF. He is a PF who has spent time on the court as a "SF" less than 1% of his time in the NBA.

This is so stupid. You can't just say a "batum like player." The league isn't abundant in "batum like players." We are most definitely not getting batum. Mention examples of who you think are "batum like players." He is a rarity because he is so versatile. When you think of versatile small forwards you have Durant and james at the forefront and batum maybe next. The next best most versatile player is gordon hayward which isn't going to happen. We would have to wrestle him away from the jazz by overpaying him with the cap space we don't have unless we trade eric Gordon. If we did trade Eric Gordon, I guarantee you center is a much more glaring need.

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splitting SF minutes between Anderson and Batum.

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This is not true, nor is it related to the topic. Anderson is a forward. He can play both the 3 and 4.

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This is exactly what you posted. Every single minute Anderson has played this season has been with a PG, SG, and one of Aminu/Evans/Miller at SF. Last season was the same type of story. Look at 82games.com. He isn't a SF and can't play that position effectively.

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He can play both the 3 and 4.

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No

And Davis has been playing center all season.

Evans has been playing SF.

Not sure why people keep saying we need a 3 and a 5 unless they aren't happy w those two. We can add depth there but you don't need starters at those positions

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Holiday
Evans
Batum
Anderson
Davis
...would be an incredible lineup

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Holiday-Gordon-Evans-Anderson-Davis was an unbelievably good unit all 16 games they played together. Let me remind you of their 9-5 (.643%) record together. Pelicans problems really don't lie too intensely in personnel, but in health of said personnel. However if Demps could turn Gordon into a 3/D guy with a low cap number who's capable of playing 30+ mins a night I'd be all for it

Don't respond to me with that shite. I don't want AD playing C

In all honesty, this team needs to have a true center. AD isn't a true center and his game/athleticism works best as a PF.

At the same time, ryno isn't a SF. He's a stretch 4 and defensively doesn't match well with AD.

I can see us trading Ryno, but the issue is what kind of SF can we get for him? Ryno + DH worked well because howard is a true center allowing ryno to play the 4 effectively. Putting ryno as a SF for majority of the game is putting a circle kog into a square hole. It doesn't work even if you keep on trying to force it.

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We would have to wrestle him away from the jazz by overpaying him with the cap space we don't have unless we trade eric Gordon. If we did trade Eric Gordon, I guarantee you center is a much more glaring nee

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you're retarded if you think getting a center is more important than getting a 3, or even another 2.
There isn't a center in the league that would make this team better than if we added Gordon Hayward. Howard/Bosh/Gasol would be good choices, but that will never happen, and they make way too much money.
We will never win anything with Animu as our 3.
Wasting money on a 5 is a good way to not win.
spending money on a 2 or a 3 that can close games, is how you get into the playoffs and win in the playoffs.
You find a center that wants to play and plays hard and knows his role. That is enough to win any game. He doesn't need to make over 5 million.
Until we find a 2 or 3 that can take over games down the stretch, we will stay mediocre, unless Davis becomes that guy.