I'm generally wary of scoring 5s who aren't great rim protectors or switchers but OG played at Indiana and would give them a wing/forward who can defend which they need with Lamb and Warren not being that type of player at all. If Indy struggle to cohere with all their new players and we blow it up a deal around those 2 could make sense. Maybe we send Indy what we get back for a Gasol or Ibaka trade or part of the Lowry return?
From a roster building point of view though, I don't think it's a coincidence that we fixed the center position last before winning a title. It's so hard to find good perimeter players, but guys like Kyle O'Quinn, Harry Giles, Khem Birch, Gorgui Dieng and Robert Williams are all 3rd string centers at the moment and I'd feel fine about any of them playing 15 minutes a night as a backup.
If you assume we're building up the next team and not just going for it this year, the question is if a frontcourt of:
Center who is our 20201st Rounder or a FreeAgent
Siakam
OG
is better than a frontcourt of:
Sabonis
Siakam
SmallForward X who is our 20201st Rounder or a FreeAgent
and it's not inconceivable that Masai prefers the former.
