ImNotMcDiSwear wrote:Ghost of Kleine wrote:bwgood77 wrote:
It will be interesting to see what they do. Gordon would give us better defense than Saric, Oubre or Johnson at the 4 and is also an elite finisher over 70%...and a better passer, and better rebounder...Saric averages slightly more but he plays some C and played without Ayton and Baynes a bit and Gordon played mostly with Vucevic and Isaac. Gordon used to be a monster rebounder.
Now, the one problem with Gordon is his drop in 3 pt shooting, but that can probably be fixed.
I think Cam would be good off the bench at 3/4 and Saric potentially as a backup 4/5...but Saric depends on money...if we did get Gordon I'd probably hope to keep Baynes and move on from Saric unless he was dirt cheap like some expect.
We possibly draft a PF too....especially if we jump, and Gordon only has 2 years left on a declining contract...fits the timeline at 24 so younger than Saric...still a lot of upside and we could use that athleticism.
I think contractually, That Gordon's declining contract would be very tempting to Sarver with interest in cap reduction cost as well as the complimentary implications towards Ayton and Bridges extensions. I'm curious though, Do you ( Bwgood) think Gordon has solid potential as a 4/5 option situationally for us ( some instances of uptempo small ball lineups) given his elite athleticism?

I really don't think we should be looking at Gordon at all. Dude's the second-best player on his team currently, but I can't imagine we would start him, given the extraordinary value Cam Johnson gives our starting lineup by opening up the floor. I think Cam's already more valuable than Gordon due to his gravity. Not to mention the pretty impressive job he did guarding Kawhi last night... pretty incredible, actually, since no one predicted he would be a decent defender coming out of college.
I'm fine with not looking at a Gordon/Oubre swap AND keeping Oubre and starting Cam at the 4( IF our front office prefers that direction? But would our new best lineup then become Booker/ Bridges/ Oubre/ Cam/ Baynes? Which of our core then moves to the bench role IF Cam starts? And what do you see the newly adjusted lineup as? Lastly, With this newly implemented lineup, Who should be our best complimentary draft targets? Just trying to figure out the best rotational balance for this premise man?
Since Booker obviously wouldn't be going to a bench role, Should it be ...........Rubio, And then implement " Point Book"? With Rubio stabilizing the bench? Should Bridges go to a bench role with Oubre at the 3, And Cam now at the 4? Or would Cam start at the 3, And Oubre at the 4?
I say this, even though I am a fan of the idea of using Gordon in a more versatile defensive uyility role, kind of like a bigger more athletic Draymond Green type role, in a uptempo small ball offense. I wonder IF considering the likelihood of Orlando prioritizing draft assets and a possible rebuild scenario, IF we could give them the 10th pick for Gordon, Keep Oubre in an offensive role at the 3, Bridges at the 2, Booker at the point. And for now have Cam come off the bench as our 6th man (flamethrower) scoring role, And also Have Rubio stabilizing the bench? Could Booker actually handle the role of starting point guard full time?