Jrue's Plan

1) A Point Guard next to him that can create and hit 3s so the ball is out of his hands, freeing him up to be...him.

2) Another player with elite potential on the defensive end, particularly at the 3, to take pressure off of him guarding big guards and Forwards.

3) Players with hard work ethic that will take the game as seriously as he does.

I agree with the post above that he most likely would want a high caliber PG to take some pressure off of him and also elite or above average defensive players so he doesnt have to give 150% and more every night just to lose by 2 points.

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I have been wondering this: 

Lets say you get Tatum and Smart. I think we have all assumed that makes Jrue and Smart the backcourt and Tatum the 3 

What if Jrue is the 2, Smart plays and defends 3's and Tatum is the small ball 4 - and you go get a point guard. He would need to shoot well and create a bit, so Payton is out. But how about someone like Malcolm Brogdon or even Darren Collison 

Would that be too small or would that cause chaos and have more pros than cons? 

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Seems weird of you to ask if a line up of a point guard, Smart, Jrue, and Tatum would be too small. We just had a whole season of Moore playing the 3 and it wasn't pretty on the defensive end.

Also, why would Payton automatically be out? Are his shooting mechanics impossible to improve upon?

In one ideal scenario, Jrue with Morant and Tatum would be :jump1:

I think that a great plan in the new NBA space is needed if the boston trade happens jrue can guard almost any 4 get a PG who can create and shoot and a big who can play his role defend the rim set screens and rebound... brogdon and deandre jordan id be good with

Impossible? No. But you can't construct a team with optimism. And there is enough data to say that it would be optimistic to think Payton's shooting will be above average.

You have to project realistically. COULD he improve? Sure. But you don't just project improvement because you want it to happen. He most likely will continue to be a below average shooter. Just like Jrue will most likely be an excellent defender next year, but it is possible he could be just average.

See how that works? When you project the opposite way - going against what you want to happen, it seems crazy to project an outlier happening. Remove bias and what you want, and predicting the future becomes much easier and you get much better at it

Kemba

Griffin took this job because he is getting total control plus a superstar asset to keep or more likely flip to rebuild. Gayle Benson will not be a meddling owner. It's a good job.

Of course he has 4 or 5 in mind. But its not about the specifics of the trade as much as him seeing the job and going, "I am starting with a guy who I think is an AS guard on a solid contract, a top 10 pick that might be top 1 or 2, no bad multi year contracts on the books and an asset that will fetch me a nice return."

That is far more appealing than most situations, regardless of knowing exactly what that return will be, if he is traded at all.

I would put Smart at PG, give us the best defensive backcourt in possibly ever..

I think Jrue would like to have a team around him of guys that play hard on both ends of the court, even if they aren't the best defenders, they at least put in the hustle and effort...

I like the idea of Tatum as a small ball 4, and use one of the picks we recieve to get a legit 3 (I believe Phoenix would be willing to move Warren with them loving Oubre)

Sign a big that hustles and plays hard

Smart/Payton
Jrue/Moore
Warren/Kenny
Tatum/Randle
R Lopez/Okafor

In the playoffs, you would substitute Lopez for Randle