What does an ideal Westbrook-led team look like?

[NaturalThunder]

Otto Porter Jr. It won't happen though.

This has been my unrealistic dream acquisition all year. He's the prefect SF to plug into this Russ-centric lineup. Him having just one season (this one) with elite 3P shooting efficiency would be a concern (he did shoot 37% from three last year which is really good, just not elite), but if it's a permanent improvement then he'd be the ideal semi-realistic/but-still-unrealistic SF possibility for this team. He'd also be a great smallball PF in my opinion.

I even went so far as immediately orchestrating an NBA 2K17 trade back in December when I got the game for Christmas that sent Adams, Payne, and a 2nd round pick to the Wizards for Porter Jr. and Jason Smith. I've had a major mancrush on OPJ all year.

[ThunderBolt]

Otto Porter Jr. It won't happen though. I think if Oladipo could average 18-20 and Adams 15 & 10, we would be significantly better. Consistency from our own guys would go a long way.

Also, I continue to read about Portland fans thinking the Dame and CJ aren't a great fit for each other. I would love to see CJ play here but he might not be Presti's ideal player since he's not a great defender.

I still believe a CJ for Dipo swap would make both teams better.

I could see that. I don't think we could get CJ for Dipo alone. Maybe have to add someone else to pull off the trade.

[ThunderBolt]

Otto Porter Jr. It won't happen though.

This has been my unrealistic dream acquisition all year. He's the prefect SF to plug into this Russ-centric lineup. Him having just one season (this one) with elite 3P shooting efficiency would be a concern (he did shoot 37% from three last year which is really good, just not elite), but if it's a permanent improvement then he'd be the ideal semi-realistic/but-still-unrealistic SF possibility for this team. He'd also be a great smallball PF in my opinion.

I even went so far as immediately orchestrating an NBA 2K17 trade back in December when I got the game for Christmas that sent Adams, Payne, and a 2nd round pick to the Wizards for Porter Jr. and Jason Smith. I've had a major mancrush on OPJ all year.

The only way we get OPJ is if he's traded after he's re-signed with Washington when he eligible. Washington has Beal so they likely wouldn't want Vic. They might lose Gortat in an effort to stay below the cap. The only guy we have that might appeal to them would be Adams. I don't know that either organization would make that trade.

[ThunderBolt]

I was doing a little reading on the wizards board and apparently Bojan Bogdanovic has played really well. A lot of their fans are wondering if Porter is as good as they thought or a beneficiary of playing alongside wall and beal. Obviously they aren't wanting to get rid of him but some wonder if it's best to match any offer he gets in RFA. So maybe there is a slight possibility he could be acquired if Washington let him go but we would have to give up a ton.

[Andre Roberstan]

I was doing a little reading on the wizards board and apparently Bojan Bogdanovic has played really well. A lot of their fans are wondering if Porter is as good as they thought or a beneficiary of playing alongside wall and beal. Obviously they aren't wanting to get rid of him but some wonder if it's best to match any offer he gets in RFA. So maybe there is a slight possibility he could be acquired if Washington let him go but we would have to give up a ton.

We can't get OPJ without completely gutting the team. If you're looking at guys to poach in RFA, Bojan's a much more attainable target. And "much more" is relative, as we'd have to do SO MUCH work to even be players in RFA with how capped out we are.

[ThunderBolt]

I was doing a little reading on the wizards board and apparently Bojan Bogdanovic has played really well. A lot of their fans are wondering if Porter is as good as they thought or a beneficiary of playing alongside wall and beal. Obviously they aren't wanting to get rid of him but some wonder if it's best to match any offer he gets in RFA. So maybe there is a slight possibility he could be acquired if Washington let him go but we would have to give up a ton.

We can't get OPJ without completely gutting the team. If you're looking at guys to poach in RFA, Bojan's a much more attainable target. And "much more" is relative, as we'd have to do SO MUCH work to even be players in RFA with how capped out we are.

I was going back to the ideal Westbrook team. I agree that adding Porter at the expense of DIpo and Kanter doesn't make us a better team by itself.

[NaturalThunder]

Otto Porter Jr. It won't happen though.

This has been my unrealistic dream acquisition all year. He's the prefect SF to plug into this Russ-centric lineup. Him having just one season (this one) with elite 3P shooting efficiency would be a concern (he did shoot 37% from three last year which is really good, just not elite), but if it's a permanent improvement then he'd be the ideal semi-realistic/but-still-unrealistic SF possibility for this team. He'd also be a great smallball PF in my opinion.

I even went so far as immediately orchestrating an NBA 2K17 trade back in December when I got the game for Christmas that sent Adams, Payne, and a 2nd round pick to the Wizards for Porter Jr. and Jason Smith. I've had a major mancrush on OPJ all year.

The only way we get OPJ is if he's traded after he's re-signed with Washington when he eligible. Washington has Beal so they likely wouldn't want Vic. They might lose Gortat in an effort to stay below the cap. The only guy we have that might appeal to them would be Adams. I don't know that either organization would make that trade.

I agree, and I wouldn't want to give up Adams to get him.

But in video game world you can roll with Kanter as your starting center, and have Westbrook, Oladipo, and OPJ on the perimeter, and wreck shop.

[oken]

But in video game world you can roll with Kanter as your starting center, and have Westbrook, Oladipo, and OPJ on the perimeter, and wreck shop.

How do you know this is the real world? Maybe we are living in THE video world where it is boring and limited and the real world is much fancier with everybody shooting 3s at high rate, running and gunning with high percentages. Maybe Steph Curry is the Neo. That actually explains many things about him.

[oken]

On other side with only 14.8 mln additional salary we could still set up a team like this, not that I miss him and he seems intent on staying in good weather Miami, it is disappointing to see players thrive elsewhere:

Russ+
Dion Waiters: 16pts, 3.3rbs, 4.4 asts http://allucanheat.com/2017/03/08/dion-waiters-hero-miami-heat-need-right-now/
Ersan Ilyasova: 13.8pts, 5.8rbs, 1.7 asts http://www.nba.com/hawks/ersan-ilyasova-provides-spark/
Andre Roberson
Steven Adams