One of the bigger goals for me is also picking the right big man to finally stabilize the big man rotation. Above everything, the absence of a legit big man made Blazers basketball unwatchable. While I have learned to love Reath, he’s still a third big and a competent backup big in case of injuries to me.
#14 pretty much guarantees us any big man not Sarr and Clingan—it would just be a matter of picking the right one. Missi, Ware, Smith would be my order.
While I understand people wanting to bank on Ware turning his motor around to complement his offensive potential, I find that being one of the harder things for a prospect to do all of a sudden. I think Missi will make an impact on defense right away. Long arms and can get off the floor really quick. I’d love to see how DA and Missi would do on the floor together with Grant, Shae, and Scoot. I never liked the idea of playing DA at PF because I never believed we had the personnel. If Missi has the same defensive impact as Mark Williams early, I’d wanna see if DA would benefit playing 15mpg at PF next to a dominant defensive big man.
Between Missi’s athleticism and defense, DA’s mid range shooting and switch-ability, and Reath’s shooting and ability to put it on the floor, there is a diverse set of skills at C with a possibility of playing more than one at a time.