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re: Stein: Pels want Markkanen with TPE, Bulls want 1st round pick.

Posted on 8/8/21 at 3:55 pm to
Posted by LSU Fan 90812
A man more eviler than Skeletor.
Member since Feb 2005
50655 posts
Posted on 8/8/21 at 3:55 pm to
we're in an era of changeability. The Pels need to have options for all of the different teams and lineups they'd want to play

quote:

PG: Graham
SG: Ingram
SF: Zion
PF: Markkanen
C: JV


This is a great lineup against teams with a big C, Philly, Denver, etc.

quote:

PG: NAW
SG: Temple/Satoransky
SF: Ingram
PF: Zion
C: Markannen


But JV can't, won't and shouldn't play against all teams. That would be like a small ball switching lineup where the shortest player is 6'5
This post was edited on 8/8/21 at 3:57 pm
Posted by LSUJD_04
Member since Feb 2021
1513 posts
Posted on 8/8/21 at 4:20 pm to
I just don’t think you can really do that and expect to be a contender. Most all contenders have their set starting 5 regardless. We can change one player out now and then but most of the time it should be the same. Zion isn’t a 3, he’s just not a good enough shooter. BI is a prototypical 3. So you either convince Markkanen on a 6th man role or it doesn’t work. The real battle as I see it is at SG. Do you start NAW and hope he develops into a star or do you start Satoransky which may be the wiser veteran but doesn’t have the skill that NAW has. Personally I’d like to see
PG: Graham, Kira
SG: NAW, Satoransky, Temple
SF: Ingram, Hart, Naji, Murphy
PF: Zion, Markkanen
C: JV, Hayes, Billy
The 15th would come down to Didi or Wenyen I suppose. Not sure if we could still land Hart and pay Markkanen I was just making my preferred roster without looking at the financials.
Posted by saintslsupels
Member since Jul 2014
1896 posts
Posted on 8/8/21 at 4:41 pm to
This has me really excited, especially when you factor in guys like Naji and Herb Jones who can guard multiple positions. I don't mind overpaying for Marrkanen at this point because we would be set everywhere with players under 30 on multi-year contracts.

PG: Graham, Kira
SG: NAW, Didi
SF: BI, Naji, Murphy
PF: Zion, Markkanen, Jones
C: Hayes, Hernangomez

If we can extend Jonas Valanciunas that's 13 roster spots on multi year deals so don't need many draft picks. We should still try to get Markkanen for less than $17 mil per year but at this point it doesn't make sense to hold onto draft picks.



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