stormi wrote:Kolkmania wrote:stormi wrote:Waking up to a Paul Reed trade for a (good + non washed) forward that's taller than 6'8 and can bring some rebounding and defense would complete my summer.
I think Reed ticks those three boxes.
I assume that we're going to wait and see how the FA market plays out. With such a hole in the rotation, it is an ideal spot for FA's to prove their capabilities with a one-year deal, similar to Oubre last year.
I was thinking that when I was typing it out lmao.
Reed could theoretically stay, I classify him as a C though, and there's some fluidity issues trying to play Reed alongside Drummond or Embiid.
Nurse was a double big merchant in Toronto and he never even attempt to play Reed alongside Embiid due to clunkiness.
We still desperately need to address secondary rim protection and rebounding in the S5. It would help to preserve Embiid throughout the season when he's on the floor. It's just far too tasking to expect Embiid to have to anchor the entire defense by himself, step out onto the perimeter on switches and still have to crash the glass for us to have any chance at competing in the rebounding battle.
I would hate to see George playing the 4 next season.
I agree what you said, ideally you'd have an Aaron Gordon type of 4, but everybody likes that kind of player. That doesn't really sound feasible to me with our current cap limitations and roster construction that limits the kind of salaries we can trade.
Was also surprised that Nurse never tried Reed as the 4 alongside Embiid. But with Harris and Batum we had relatively good two-way options at the 4 for 48 minutes in the PO. He might be forced in more creative options this year.
Having an actually valid back-up center with Drummond instead of Bamba also makes it easier to try Reed at the 4. Embiid has managed to play effectively with Simmons and even Richaun Holmes next to him, so I honestly don't think it would be disastrous to have Reed roam around and look for garbage points and set effective off-ball screens.
I think we're going to target at least a more trigger-happy 4 as a minimum contract guy and see whether he, Reed or even Ricky Council are valid options alongside George. If not, we could combine Reed and McCain's salaries to target a specific player during the season.
