How about sign Iggy, S&T Tyreke for Vasquez/Lopez
Pg:Vasquez/IT/McCallum
SG: McLemore/Thornton/Jimmer
SF: Iggy/Outlaw
PF
atterson/JT
C:Cousins/Lopez/Hayes
thats without considering trades, use Jimmer, Salmons, Hayes as bait or keep them if necessary.
Of course i'm of the thinking that Tyreke's ceiling is basically a less athletic, better ball handling version of Iggy in a SG's body, so why not have the real thing now in his prime? I know there are a lot of people on this board that see Tyreke's ceiling higher, but his B Ball IQ and Drive is not at the level of guys like Ginobli, Harden, Westbrook(the level guys on this board view his ceiling as).
Lets face it, keeping Tyreke means another year of experimenting at the sacrifice of the rest of the team. With the lineup above, players have conventional roles. Plus this finally gives us that vet that a guy like Cousins (and McLemore) can learn from and reach that next level. Iggy is an Olympic Gold Meddalist and will demand respect and 100% effort/professionalism from the whole team. The goal is to get Cousins to the elite level (he does have that ceiling), Iggy combined with coach Malone and the new front office/ownership could get him there. I know my opinion is not popular on this board, and i would be intrigued if we can sign both, but realistically i don't see it.
Pg:Vasquez/IT/McCallum
SG: McLemore/Thornton/Jimmer
SF: Iggy/Outlaw
PF
C:Cousins/Lopez/Hayes
thats without considering trades, use Jimmer, Salmons, Hayes as bait or keep them if necessary.
Of course i'm of the thinking that Tyreke's ceiling is basically a less athletic, better ball handling version of Iggy in a SG's body, so why not have the real thing now in his prime? I know there are a lot of people on this board that see Tyreke's ceiling higher, but his B Ball IQ and Drive is not at the level of guys like Ginobli, Harden, Westbrook(the level guys on this board view his ceiling as).
Lets face it, keeping Tyreke means another year of experimenting at the sacrifice of the rest of the team. With the lineup above, players have conventional roles. Plus this finally gives us that vet that a guy like Cousins (and McLemore) can learn from and reach that next level. Iggy is an Olympic Gold Meddalist and will demand respect and 100% effort/professionalism from the whole team. The goal is to get Cousins to the elite level (he does have that ceiling), Iggy combined with coach Malone and the new front office/ownership could get him there. I know my opinion is not popular on this board, and i would be intrigued if we can sign both, but realistically i don't see it.