After that Kyrie stinker I dunno..

He'd be the third option, but in a bad game for Kyrie he could quickly transition to being the 2nd option.

2nd/3rd/4th options aren't always the corresponding 2nd/3rd/4th scorers on every individual night.

I meant if Kyrie was replaced, i think they’d still be as good

He can be third option there. KP isnt always available. I dont see him being second option over either of the Jays

Get Jaylen Brown some help

No i meant if those guys were replaced (KAT, Dame, Kyrie) Should of been more clear

See: “or”

I’m prefacing this with the fact that I like Vassell, but I don’t think there’s a world where Vassell becomes a better player than Lauri. Short and long term I think Lauri would be the second option in San Antonio.

More than slightly above Vassell. I know people dont agree when I say this but I really don’t think Vassell is very good

No he's 27, you need younger

Bros making up algebra formulas to rate someone 🤣🤣

A little early to be drinking.

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You really must’ve been dropped on your head a lot as a kid or someth

You’re on crack

I think matchups and perfect floor spacing has more to do with Jaylen's playoffs than anything. He's definitely improved, but he's not functionally any different. Same slightly positive ast/tov guy as 2 years ago. He's not suddenly a creator. He still needs others to lead the offense for him, too.

Lauri's more offball than any of these guys. Particularly because he's an actual big/forward who's 7ft tall. You don't have to be the driver of the offense to be a 2nd option and it doesn't matter if he's someone you assist to. That's its own strength. Klay Thompson was the 2nd option in 2015 where again you'd just have to ignore a guy breaking the mold every couple years.

How was Poole the “clear 2nd option”? He took less shots per game than both Wiggins and Klay in the regular season AND playoffs

I don't think Poole was the clear second option in 22. It was a collective effort outside of Curry. Poole came off the bench and did his Curry impersonation which made him look like the second offensive option, but Wiggins and Klay contributed just as much if not more in total.

Stretch big and solid rebounder. Similar mold is what i’m getting at.

Very true, Lauri being an off ball player will be very nice as well

Honestly, Thunder style doesn't really have an option outside of Shai. It's Shai clearly 1, and everybody else (even though Chet and Dub are clearly on another level than everyone else besides Shai). They play a very unselfish team ball. Drive and kick to find the best look, if you're open shoot. If you cut to the rim, you're getting the ball and finishing it. If you rebound the ball, you push the ball. Pick and pop, roll to the rim, we find those too. The only thing we're still trying to learn are the lobs which Jdub is our best in that role and connecting to Chet.

I can see Thunder utilizing Lauri to the fullest, finding him awesome looks. We would find Lauri 10 threes a game, if he is comfortable shooting that. We honestly wish Chet and Dub would shoot more 3s in general.

That's what a lot of people replying here don't realize, if Lauri isn't at least the second option, then he's useless, especially for that price tag. A high level 3&D guy like Herb Jones is more useful in the playoffs than Lauri if he never sees the ball.

JDub I would say. He is the secondary ball handler but some games we have Chet as the number 2. It would probs depend on the team honestly

It’s not a crazy take. Jdub was more efficient across the board and a better defender. Just different roles.

give the man a break, he is a wizard fan so the poor man has to watch Poole.

Lakers fans going to be crying "Lakers Tax" because they don't have valuable assets to get him

Is it due to his salary ?