re: NBA Offseason officially kicks off, Ingram’s days in NOLA coming to an end per Stein

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He’d be just fine at center for us and we’d be extremely difficult for anyone to match up against us on offense.
If Zion can handle the really big 5s and JSJ the smaller ones, we’d be fine.

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You want a 6'6 Zion to guard 7' feet+ Centers all game, use energy to depletion all the while being physically unable from a vertical perspective to consistently challenge bigs shots and then expect, a "should be better" average rebounder to now HAVE to corral rebounds bc no JV to do so? Nevermind, the foul trouble aspect of such a task.

That's the same line of thinking that had Jrue trying to defend bigs he was just physically incapable of guarding like Giannis and Kevin Durant's of the NBA bc he's an All D defender. Put Jrue in a disadvantageous matchup and even if he manages to make them miss, he still loss because they got the rebound over him and easy putback.

Zion is not a 5. JSJ is not physically capable at this point in his career to have to be relied upon to defend the elite 5's and be a sound rebounder who routinely gets 10+ boards a game.

If we are doing a trade with Sacramento, I don't care what happens, it better have Carter coming back with a starting Center somehow in tow. I'm hoping we can have a Utah, Sacramento and Pels three-way trade that fulfills our needs beautifully. I think that is the best case scenario at this point besides the Allen trade.

Wouldn't mind WCJ as a backup to the 4 and 5, but not as my starter. Too unreliable and I shutter to envision having to utilize JRE in any significant capacity.

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Mo Bamba to the Clips. Another big off the board.

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That’s great. He’s fricking terrible.

Hey if the rook gotta start, so be it. Gulp. We'll see if he can be considered a possibility with the Summer League schedule. Interested to see him in the 1st game and in the last against Edey.

If he does a decent job, Frick it, throw the lad out there, just like a rook Day 1 starter in the NFL. The sooner he's on the court, the better chance we have to develop him, well in advance of his 2nd contract which will be key to any championship aspirations. The time is now.

But if we could manage to get Carter, Kessler and Barnes, Trey Lyles and a 1st or 2 firsts, consider me good on successfully trading B.I. That would be a starting Center, another stretch 4 in Barnes and a soon to be starting caliber perimeter prospect in Carter. If Lyles is not included find another Center to backup Kessler maybe ad an inclusion to finish the Atlanta deal, bam, I would consider upgrading this team a massive success.

Murray/Jose/Carter/CJ
Herb/CJ/Hawk/Carter
Trey/Ryan/Barnes
Zion/Barnes/JRE
Kessler/Lyles or option/Missi

Move CJ at deadline for a finishing piece to win the West.

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Looks like we've found our center!

We need a starter and a backup, pretty sure he would be the backup

I'd be cool with using TPE on Kessler, taking in WCJ, signing Wiseman to a min, and still able to get another player S&T for 15-20 mil.


Zion/ WCJ/ Wiseman
Kessler/ WCJ/Wiseman/ Missi