Don't call it a comeback (Small Ball 4)

[pcbothwel]

Fellas,
It's become very clear that some players, young and old, that had previously been labeled as tweeners are making a comeback as the new small ball 4. Richard Jefferson and Andre Iguodala are the glaring examples in the finals, but other previous tweeners have made a contribution at this position (Marvin Williams, Aminu, Michael Beasley, etc.).

I know Otto and Oubre have the height and length for this, but Otto is our starting 3 and VERY skinny. Oubre shoots and rebound it well enough, but he is very young/raw and I'd rather him focus on becoming a pure 3/wing before trying to be a small 4.

So who in FA could we scoop up to play this position for cheap? I.E. No Ryan Anderson, Deng, or Marvin Williams.

Candidates:
Jordan Hamilton
Solomon Hill
Anthony Tolliver
Dorell Wright
Wesley Johnson

MODS: Feel free to merge if you feel this should be in the offseason thread. I just thought the subject of the small 4 is interesting moving forward.

[Dat2U]

Why no Loul Deng or Marvin Williams? IMO those are two of the best options at the 4 this offseason. Better than Ryan Anderson and especially Ersan Ilyasova or Mirza Teletovic. Loul Deng excelled once he moved to the 4 when Bosh went down and a huge reason why Miami played well down the stretch of last season.

Anthony Tolliver is the only guy capable of being in the rotation at 4 out of the group of candidates you mentioned. He's a 15-20 minute backup at best though.

Jordan Hamilton is a 2/3. Solomon Hill, Dorell Wright & Wesley Johnson are all strictly 3s IMO.

Michael Beasley at the 3 or 4 is still a terrible player btw.

[pcbothwel]

Dat,

Let me clarify the thread. I'm thinking of someone who wouldn't start or require a big contract that could serve that role. Deng and Williams will each get 10M+ and multiple years.

Another guy to add to the list is Quincy Miller. He's a legit 6'9+, 230lbs, 7'1 wingspan. He can rebound and spread the floor and appears to have found a comfort in Euroleague. He was never quick enough to guard SF's and a torn ACL didnt help that. But he has added about 10-15lbs and seems more focused.

At 23, he could be a really savvy pickup for a 1+1 (TO) deal.