Ok4 may be a better player then Monroe or Towns(Though these aren't guarantees) but a Towns/Monroe combination is a very good fit for the triangle as well as a harder combination to find. With Towns you are looking at a guy who not only could potentially be a defensive anchor but also have a offensive skill set. Meaning a Paul Gasol type of player. If you look around the league there aren't many Paul Gasol type of players. Gasol, Bosh, Aldridge, past prime Duncan, Garnett yrs ago off the top of my head. Most likely you land Ok4 and you are looking for a stretch 4/5 to give him space to operate &/or a defensive anchor 5 to put around him. With Towns you potentially get both aspects in 1 which again is way harder to find while.

Then look at the passing potential and versatility of a Towns-Monroe-Melo frontcourt. With Melo being a 3/4, Towns and Monroe being 4/5s. Melo & Monroe capable of posting up in the low post, Melo & Towns capable of working the high post. Small ball spread PNR with Towns at the 5 and Melo at the 4 or big with Towns, Monroe, Melo. Rebounding should be strong as well. All you would be looking for is a defensive hustle 3/4 to back up Monroe & Melo (Thanasis??). 3&D PGs & SGs to complete the lineup with one that can penetrate to balance it all out(Shved?).

nixluva wrote:I don't have anything against what you propose and would be fine with it. OK4, Lopez or Ajinca could also work. Main thing is having more shooting around him so we'd need to get a Danny Green or Matthews in here to be able to knock down 3's. IN the end i'd be happy with either situation. We just need a massive improvement.

My concern is Ok4 needing to be force fed to be an impact player. While Towns seems like he could just come in and be an instant fit grabbing rebounds crashing the offensive glass, blocking shots, hitting open jumpers.

Ajinca-Ok4-Melo isn't bad, it doesn't have the potential of Towns-Monroe-Melo, but it would save a lot of money to throw at a Guard and other pieces.

Is Ajinca a high post player?

TPercy wrote:Why everyone so obssessed with Monroe?
Can't shoot, can't play defense and he is going to cost us a lot.

cause he will probably be here next year so we may as well get a head start on over hyping him.

Bonn1997 wrote:I'd much rather replace Monroe with Millsap

shorter and cheaper contract.

Bonn1997 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:I'd much rather replace Monroe with Millsap

shorter and cheaper contract.

Which would be shorter and cheaper? I think they'll both command a lot of money

Milsap will definitely be shorter and cheaper.

I would say maybe 3-4 @ 10-12 per?

gunsnewing wrote:Its going to take more than that to get Millsap out of Atlanta

Monroe is 6yrs younger. Rather pay him $15-16mil per

Don't think that I would pay him more than that.

holfresh wrote:How do u pay a guy 15/16 mil per and he isn't an impact player??..No Monroe..

how about Kanter?

holfresh wrote:

mreinman wrote:

holfresh wrote:How do u pay a guy 15/16 mil per and he isn't an impact player??..No Monroe..

how about Kanter?

Monroe..Kanter discussion in the other thread..

then feel free to answer the question in the other thread ..

Rk	Player	                Pos	Age	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS ▾	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1	James Harden	        SG	25	31.1	9.8	3.7	13.4	.258	7.1	1.2	8.3	6.5
2	Stephen Curry	        PG	26	28.8	9.2	3.7     12.9	.280	8.9	0.5	9.3	6.3
3	Chris Paul	        PG	29	23.8	10.0	2.5	12.6	.246	6.8	0.0	6.8	5.5
4	Anthony Davis	        PF	21	27.8	8.2	3.3	11.5	.280	4.3	2.7	7.0	4.5
5	DeAndre Jordan	        C	26	13.2	6.1	4.4	10.5	.209	0.7	3.1	3.7	3.5
6	Kyrie Irving	        PG	22	25.7	7.9	1.6	9.4	.186	4.8	-1.6	3.3	3.2
7	Jimmy Butler	        SG	25	21.7	6.9	2.4	9.3	.208	4.1	0.6	4.6	3.6
8	Damian Lillard	        PG	24	26.8	6.3	3.0	9.3	.182	5.2	0.2	5.4	4.6
9	Tyson Chandler	        C	32	12.7	6.2	2.8	9.0	.219	2.0	2.5	4.5	3.2
10	Marc Gasol	        C	30	24.5	4.8	4.1	8.9	.183	1.2	3.4	4.6	3.9
11	Russell Westbrook	PG	26	38.3	6.2	2.7	8.9	.233	9.0	2.4	11.5	6.2
12	Pau Gasol	        PF	34	24.3	5.2	3.6	8.8	.183	0.7	2.0	2.7	2.8
13	LeBron James	        SF	30	32.9	6.5	2.3	8.8	.194	6.3	0.7	7.1	5.0
14	Kevin Love	        PF	26	21.6	5.5	2.5	8.0	.170	2.1	-0.1	2.0	2.3
15	Gordon Hayward	        SF	24	26.3	5.5	2.4	7.9	.161	3.7	0.0	3.6	3.4
16	LaMarcus Aldridge	PF	29	30.1	4.4	3.4	7.8	.171	0.3	0.1	0.4	1.3
17	Derrick Favors	        PF	23	23.4	4.9	2.8	7.7	.181	1.2	1.6	2.8	2.5
18	Draymond Green	        SF	24	17.1	3.0	4.7	7.7	.168	1.0	4.1	5.1	4.0
19	Al Horford	        C	28	22.0	4.4	3.1	7.5	.180	1.3	2.7	4.0	3.1
20	John Wall	        PG	24	25.5	3.8	3.6	7.5	.146	2.7	1.2	3.9	3.7
21	Paul Millsap	        PF	29	23.9	3.5	3.9	7.4	.163	1.5	2.5	4.1	3.3
22	Klay Thompson	        SG	24	27.6	4.6	2.7	7.3	.169	3.4	-0.9	2.5	2.4
23	Tim Duncan	        PF	38	22.8	3.5	3.7	7.2	.185	0.4	4.3	4.7	3.1
24	Rudy Gobert	        C	22	13.5	3.8	3.3	7.1	.201	0.5	5.2	5.7	3.3
25	Blake Griffin	        PF	25	28.7	5.3	1.8	7.1	.174	3.0	0.9	3.9	2.9
26	Jeff Teague	        PG	26	25.5	4.7	2.4	7.1	.174	2.7	-0.8	1.9	1.9
27	Jonas Valanciunas	C	22	18.7	5.0	2.0	7.0	.191	0.0	-0.8	-0.8	0.5
28	Eric Bledsoe	        PG	25	23.7	4.2	2.6	6.8	.138	2.2	1.1	3.3	3.2
29	Kyle Lowry	        PG	28	25.3	5.0	1.8	6.8	.144	4.4	-0.6	3.8	3.3
30	Ty Lawson	        PG	27	20.8	5.6	1.1	6.7	.137	3.2	-1.9	1.4	2.0
31	Marcin Gortat	        C	30	17.7	3.2	3.4	6.6	.152	-1.0	2.0	1.0	1.6
32	Kyle Korver	        SG	33	14.2	4.5	2.1	6.6	.151	3.3	0.2	3.4	2.9
33	Mike Conley	        PG	27	24.0	4.1	2.3	6.4	.157	3.6	-0.6	3.0	2.5
34	Danny Green	        SG	27	17.7	3.1	3.2	6.3	.153	2.5	2.2	4.7	3.3
35	Wesley Matthews	        SG	28	19.9	4.0	2.3	6.3	.150	3.8	0.1	3.9	3.0
36	Dirk Nowitzki	        PF	36	25.3	4.6	1.8	6.3	.157	1.7	-1.2	0.5	1.2
37	Kawhi Leonard	        SF	23	22.6	2.8	3.3	6.1	.182	1.9	3.1	5.0	2.8
38	Greg Monroe	        PF	24	23.9	3.6	2.6	6.1	.147	0.5	1.2	1.7	1.9

mreinman wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:I'd much rather replace Monroe with Millsap

shorter and cheaper contract.

Which would be shorter and cheaper? I think they'll both command a lot of money

Milsap will definitely be shorter and cheaper.

I would say maybe 3-4 @ 10-12 per?