>But, a starting group of Immanuel Quickley, Barrett, Barnes, Jakob Poeltl leaves no good option at power forward, so I think Barnes has to start there until a better solution is found. Maybe that’s Mogbo eventually, or perhaps Mogbo does too many Scottie-lite things for them to make sense on the court a lot together. Time will tell. Kelly Olynyk-Poeltl is not viable in today’s NBA.
>Coach Darko Rajakovic clearly isn’t a fan of Chris Boucher. They also will want to find time for Gradey Dick and Ja’Kobe Walter, plus showcase Bruce Brown, so I think Barnes is the power forward this season and Barrett will play a lot at forward too.
On Koloko signing in LA:
>With Mogbo and Chomche on board, the need to bring back Koloko was significantly lessened. He is ahead of those guys right now (once he gets back in game shape, given he already has played in the NBA), but Mogbo is a lot more skilled (though not as big) and Chomche is even rawer, but with the biggest upside of the three.
On if Davion Mitchell is the sixth man:
> Answered some of this above, but yes, Mitchell probably is the sixth man (assuming Gradey Dick starts and doesn’t come off the bench early while they try to raise Brown’s value).
>Either that or seventh man with Kelly Olynyk likely being the first big man off the bench. Yes to Shead joining rotation first. Walter probably gets some Raptors 905 seasoning and, as his former head coach at Baylor, Scott Drew, told me, still needs time to fill out (just as Dick did) now that he’ll be going up against grown men.
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On the Raptors lack of size at PF:
>But, a starting group of Immanuel Quickley, Barrett, Barnes, Jakob Poeltl leaves no good option at power forward, so I think Barnes has to start there until a better solution is found. Maybe that’s Mogbo eventually, or perhaps Mogbo does too many Scottie-lite things for them to make sense on the court a lot together. Time will tell. Kelly Olynyk-Poeltl is not viable in today’s NBA.
>Coach Darko Rajakovic clearly isn’t a fan of Chris Boucher. They also will want to find time for Gradey Dick and Ja’Kobe Walter, plus showcase Bruce Brown, so I think Barnes is the power forward this season and Barrett will play a lot at forward too.
On Koloko signing in LA:
>With Mogbo and Chomche on board, the need to bring back Koloko was significantly lessened. He is ahead of those guys right now (once he gets back in game shape, given he already has played in the NBA), but Mogbo is a lot more skilled (though not as big) and Chomche is even rawer, but with the biggest upside of the three.
On if Davion Mitchell is the sixth man:
> Answered some of this above, but yes, Mitchell probably is the sixth man (assuming Gradey Dick starts and doesn’t come off the bench early while they try to raise Brown’s value).
>Either that or seventh man with Kelly Olynyk likely being the first big man off the bench. Yes to Shead joining rotation first. Walter probably gets some Raptors 905 seasoning and, as his former head coach at Baylor, Scott Drew, told me, still needs time to fill out (just as Dick did) now that he’ll be going up against grown men.