Toronto has such a weird team
G: D Schroder, G Trent Jr
F: S Barnes, G Dick
F: Anunoby, Jalen McDaniels,
F: P Siakam, O Porter, Thad Young, C Boucher
C: J Poeltl, P Achiuwa
One legit PG
One legit SG
Eight forwards
Two centers
Definitely a strange roster. What do you think of offering Pritchard for Achiuwa, straight up. They make almost exactly the same. Achiuwa becomes our 4th big to replace Grant. I see him as more of a PF anyway. We would have to back fill Pritchard with Davison and Banton or go find a vet.
I would do that trade.
I don't think Precious is a PF though. I don't think his skill-level is good enough to play PF in anything other than spot minutes. His shooting is too poor, his passing is poor, his handles are poor. His skill-level is that of a center. So even though his size is more typical of a PF I believe he has to play most of his time at C due to his low skill level.
I love his energy and hustle though. Good worker. I'd love to have him here as our 3rd string center. Good upgrade over Kornet. And we have JD Davison ready to replace Pritchard as 3rd string PG so I am happy with trading our 3rd string PG for a better 3rd string C.
And Precious can play some PF next to our skilled centers in Horford or Porzingis. I would probably play smaller with Tatum or Brissett at PF over Precious but it is useful option to have against bigger body PFs. I'd view Precious as 3rd string PF and 3rd string C. Double duty service.
I’ll also add regarding Precious in the small sample size when he played alongside Poetl it seemed to work well, though as a backup center he did seem to go into a funk post Poetl trade. When he returned from his injury around January up through the Poetl trade he did seem like he was finding his rhythm, and had a handful of big games.
The 2nd half of the previous season he played really well, and was an important cog in the playoffs that year. He also shot better from 3 back then as well. I agree though he needs to improve his skill set, but has intriguing athleticism and defensive versatility. I think he would be a nice fit as a 4th big, and who knows maybe he’ll develop into something more than that down the line.