Would you rather use our cap space on a third max player or depth?

CRoost · Star Player Joined: 21 Mar 2017 Posts: 4826

Get the 3rd max and check all those vets who wants to join . We need 3 and D perimeter players. Also I’m hoping we can get a quality player from whatever exception we can create. We need to go ALL IN this time.

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Dilla_ · Star Player Joined: 25 Oct 2015 Posts: 1276

In this order -

Kawhi
Kyrie
Butler
Depth e.g. Beverley and a couple of shooters
Kemba
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Chronicle · Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 1:15 pm Post subject:

If it's kawhi, ye.

If it's kyrie or kemba. I'd think about it.

If it's any other max player, I'd prefer depth
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Lakers 4 eva · Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 1:58 pm Post subject:

If we don't sign a 3rd max can we afford

Brogdon
Lopez
Ariza

Ingram14 · Sixth Man Joined: 27 Jul 2016 Posts: 91

Voted for 3rd max...Kawhi more specifically

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KingKobe20 · Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 3:24 pm Post subject:

3 Max Players with Kuzma and a bunch of Ring Hungry vets gives you a great chance to win a Championship.

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mhan00 · Retired Number Joined: 13 Apr 2001 Posts: 32076

Third star because that cost is predictable. It’s a max contract. Who knows how much depth is going to cost this season? A lot of teams have a LOT of cap space. How much of a premium is that going to add to the salaries of decent role players? We might be priced out. Instead of getting three or four guys for our money, we might only be able to get two before settling for the room exception and minimums, and one or two extra guys doesn’t really beat a max guy like Kyrie or Butler (Kawhi should be a no brainer for anyone, so leavin his name out) for impact, so I’d prefer the max guy, then room exception and minimums.

sublimedominion · Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 4:09 pm Post subject:

If we have the space... pelinka messed up if he didn’t get a guarantee that we can wait on trade to ensure max money! Kawhi>Kyrie>kemba>jimmy
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kobe8One · Starting Rotation Joined: 23 May 2011 Posts: 633

We need the 3rd Max to pair AD for the long term. Our G-league players played better than expected last year. So we should be fine. Now we just need KL to commit!

8Five8Seven · Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 5:10 pm Post subject:

Depth.

Phil era: (Shaq+Kobe/ Kobe+Pau supported by non-All Star role players)
Cavs' 2016 title: (LBJ+Kyrie supported by non 1st tier team members)
GSW 2015 title: (Curry+Klay supported by unproven role players)

I'm concerned about chemistry and health issues over the long season. Which is why emphasis on having depth with members who can compliment the way AD and LBJ play within Vogel's coaching will be important to achieve consistency on both ends of the court and build confidence in everybody that we saw during the early 2000s title run.
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Runway8 · Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 5:11 pm Post subject:

Kawhi or Kyrie. Other than that, it's depth.

gng930 · Franchise Player Joined: 13 Apr 2001 Posts: 11484

1. Kawhi
2. DLO, Bullock, Ariza, McGee
3. Kyrie
4. Depth
5. Butler and Kemba
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vanexelent · Retired Number Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 30081

I'd take Kemba over Butler

3baller · Starting Rotation Joined: 28 Oct 2017 Posts: 992

Everyone's still hoping for Kawhi and maybe even Kyrie so 3rd max will win this poll easily.

IMO the better poll would be between 2nd tier 3rd max guys Vs Depth.

If Kawhi's coming, I don't think anybody says no. I'm only taking Kyrie if Patrick Bev is coming as well for the room exception. I'd also take Danny Green with Kyrie but it's highly unlikely that he'd sign for the room exception.

If we can get 3 good vets(2 guards 1 center) using either 32M or 27M from this pool:

Collison, Danny Green, P. Bev, D. Rose, Dedmon, Brook Lopez, Brogdon(unlikely), Satoransky

then I'll take those 3 over 1 max Butler or Kemba. But i'll take Butler if there's no guarantee that we can sign all 3 vets.

Scoffs · Starting Rotation Joined: 12 Aug 2001 Posts: 886

Any combination of Collison, Austin Rivers, Seth Curry, and Beverley if we can't get Kawhi.

greenfrog · Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 4:47 pm Post subject:

Three stars is overkill, and has been for many years. The third player always becomes a whipping boy.

I like Beverly and Bullock.

defense · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Posts: 39757

Who's the third max?

scoobs · Star Player Joined: 19 Aug 2005 Posts: 4746

Im pretty sure NBA history has shown that Quality > Quantity. Does anybody have anything that supports this? I have noticed a lot of members on this board have been in favor of such things as "keep the young core", "roster depth" and below average three point shooting wing players.

scoobs · Star Player Joined: 19 Aug 2005 Posts: 4746