Best Option #3

LakersSoul · Post #1 » by **LakersSoul** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 3:54 pm

Lot of talk of best Option #3 in a team.

If you were building a team, who would you choose as your option #3?
For fairness, lets assume all players are paid the same:

Austin Reaves
Normal Powell
Porzinis with injury risk
Derrick White
Bridges
Anunoby
Garland
Holmgren
Bane
Castle

Iwasawitness · Post #2 » by **Iwasawitness** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 3:59 pm

Garland is not the cavaliers third option. That would be Mobley.

Bankai · Post #3 » by **Bankai** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 3:59 pm

Anunoby. Hear me out. If I had 2 stud offensive players as my #1 and 2, I need a low use defensive anchor. OG is perfect for #3.

Calvin Klein · Post #4 » by **Calvin Klein** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 4:02 pm

where's bradley beal???

:lol:

LakersSoul · Post #5 » by **LakersSoul** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 4:05 pm

Calvin Klein wrote:where's bradley beal???

No trade clause, lists himself as option #2.

Lalouie · Post #6 » by **Lalouie** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 5:01 pm

norm powell is leading the clips in ppg

Liam_Gallagher · Post #7 » by **Liam_Gallagher** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 5:02 pm

How can a team (Knicks, Celtics) have two #3s? That's weird math.

Jadoogar · Post #8 » by **Jadoogar** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 5:08 pm

Garland shouldn't be on the list, he's pretty clearly the #2

Jadoogar · Post #9 » by **Jadoogar** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 5:08 pm

Lalouie wrote:norm powell is leading the clips in ppg

he's pretty clearly the 3rd offensive option.

JustBuzzin · Post #10 » by **JustBuzzin** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 5:11 pm

Give me Castle he has the highest upside of anyone on the list.

LakersSoul · Post #11 » by **LakersSoul** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 5:16 pm

JustBuzzin wrote:Give me Castle he has the highest upside of anyone on the list.

Yeah, I like Castle a lot too.

Lakers tho, its AR's attacks, passing and shooting.

Post #12 » by **bisme37** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 5:17 pm

Solid showing for KP in the poll considering his name is misspelled and he's the only player with an injury risk haha.

Beethoven · Post #13 » by **Beethoven** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 5:18 pm

Im pretty satisfied and enthralled by AR's performance in our team. I chose AR

Post #14 » by **cupcakesnake** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 5:22 pm

Whoever the Cavs 3rd option is. Whether it's Garland or Mobley, that's my pick.

Healthy Chet is a good pick as well.
Whoever is the 3rd option on Boston or New York.

Austin Reaves has low key been amazing this year. Bane belongs on this list.

I don't see why Stephon Castle is on this list though... he's one of my fave rookies but he's nowhere near the level of the other guys yet.

Post #15 » by **cupcakesnake** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 5:23 pm

JustBuzzin wrote:Give me Castle he has the highest upside of anyone on the list.

OP said best, not most upside.

Do you really think Castle has higher upside than Chet?

Un4given · Post #16 » by **Un4given** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 5:25 pm

Mobley for me. From the players listed, probably Chet. In general, my prototype for most useful third options is defensive anchor who could score or/and space the floor reliably.

LoveTheNBA23 · Post #17 » by **LoveTheNBA23** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 5:26 pm

Give me AR. Can step in anytime an be the second option without any drop off.

29-7-9 in games without Lebron this year and for some reason the efficiency improved in those games. 2 of the games included him as the first option because Luka/AD were both out as well. Averaged 41 in those first option games.

TravisScott55 · Post #18 » by **TravisScott55** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 5:29 pm

Garland is the best player in the list

Post #19 » by **og15** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 5:32 pm

Castle doesn't make sense on the list with him being a rookie. Right now he's not a good 3rd option, but he's on the up and learning and might not even be a 3rd option in the future.

Holmgren is a nice one.

toooskies · Post #20 » by **toooskies** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 5:32 pm

Yeah, confusion between "third best player" and "third option on offense". Voting Garland as a vote for whichever one the OP intended.