Best Option #3

[clippertown]

Zubac.

You have to think that the way Zu is playing at the moment, he is clearly the #3 option. Norm is deserving of enormous credit, but he is not capable of scoring under pressure like Zu is currently. Norm is likely the best #4 option in the league.

[akula1488]

I think the clear choice is Paul George.

[pipfan]

Lavine?

[Helsbyte]

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

Myles Turner

[JujitsuFlip]

Garland and KP are the only two All-Stars on the list, KP's lone All-Star nod being 7 years ago, so yeah, give me Garland.

[brackdan70]

Garland/Mobley…who ever the Cavs 3rd is.
Chet, White are close as well.
Porzingis is probably not a third option anymore.
When he is healthy and right though, he might be the guy.

[brackdan70]

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

Myles Turner

He should be on the list above some of those dudes.

[Dr Aki]

Anunoby is the easiest to fit into any squad

[LakersSoul]

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

Myles Turner

He should be on the list above some of those dudes.

Possibly but Myles Turner just doesn’t excite me. I would select most of the above player including Castle, Holmgren, Garland and AR before MT.

Other player have a higher ceiling as a possible future #2 option unlike MT.

[cgf]

Gimme Mobley, but if Mikal ever remembers how to shoot above the break 3s, he'll be up there. After a slow start, his defense has been excellent again, his midrange game is just automatic, he's killing it in the paint & RA, and he's lethal from the corners...but his above the break 3s have just been hideous so far.

[cgf]

Myles Turner

He should be on the list above some of those dudes.

Possibly but Myles Turner just doesn’t excite me. I would select most of the above player including Castle, Holmgren, Garland and AR before MT.

Other player have a higher ceiling as a possible future #2 option unlike MT.

What does that have to do with who is the best #3 right now?

[cgf]

Anunoby is the easiest to fit into any squad

If OG had Mikal's midrange game, he'd be an All-NBA guy...but offensively OG is more limited than you'd want your 3 to be without an elite 6th man. He's a good 3pt shooter and strong around the rim, but he doesn't have much in his bag in between those two. I'll take him over White in the debate for best #4 in the league though.

[cgf]

Zubac.

You have to think that the way Zu is playing at the moment, he is clearly the #3 option. Norm is deserving of enormous credit, but he is not capable of scoring under pressure like Zu is currently. Norm is likely the best #4 option in the league.

I'll take OG or Derrick White for that discussion.

[cupcakesnake]

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?

I don't view Chet as the 3rd option. He's the 2nd best player on OKC. Putting him as a 3rd option doesn't seem right.

But if he's a 3rd option on this list then yeah give me Chet.

Well if it's not Chet, then Jalen Williams is better than anyone on this list.
Same thing as people saying Garland isn't a 3rd option. Then Mobley is better than anyone on this list. On teams where it's unclear who is the 2nd or 3rd, it's probably because both thise guys are insane good.

Chet, J.Dub, Garland, and Mobley are all way better than other guys on this list.

[zimpy27]

Jrue not making the list?

[cupcakesnake]

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.

Just saw Castle play again and his quickness and strength is undeniable. Too early for #3 option but upside is so high, I wanted to include him as the third option behind Wemby and Fox.

Sure but right now, as a rookie, he's one of the worst 3rd options in the league... he's also not the clear 3rd option on his own team. You got Devin Vassell and Chris Paul there.

Listing this version of Castle over... Michael Porter Jr, FVV, Naz Reid, Myles Turner, Zach Lavine, Jalen Suggs, Brook Lopez. Just off the top of my head there's just zero case to include him right now.

[cupcakesnake]

Jrue not making the list?

Should we include every member of the Celtics roster?

[LakersSoul]

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.

Just saw Castle play again and his quickness and strength is undeniable. Too early for #3 option but upside is so high, I wanted to include him as the third option behind Wemby and Fox.

Sure but right now, as a rookie, he's one of the worst 3rd options in the league... he's also not the clear 3rd option on his own team. You got Devin Vassell and Chris Paul there.

Listing this version of Castle over... Michael Porter Jr, FVV, Naz Reid, Myles Turner, Zach Lavine, Jalen Suggs, Brook Lopez. Just off the top of my head there's just zero case to include him right now.

OP was if you are building a team, who would you add as your option #3.

Nothing wrong with going with Castle over post-prime players.

[Jta444]

This thread is useless because it doesn’t matter anyway who has the best option 3, they wouldnt get the ball much anyways. In the playoffs what matters is who has the best option 1 and 2, and that’s the team in LA with Lebron and Luka.

[zimpy27]

Jrue not making the list?

Should we include every member of the Celtics roster?

Well as long as they are hogging all the good third options. Yes.