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Addressing our deficit at power forward

Shad said:
People know Aminu is out with a torn meniscus right? They actually just came out on the 28th and said he's not healing well either and people still want to trade for him? gtfo
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Yes, because that makes his value to Orlando decrease. Of course Aminu has a lot of weaknesses that are outlined above — that’s what makes him a more realistic target for us. The biggest thing about him is that he’s a bench piece, he’s a good defender, he can switch, he’s big enough to at least put a body on LeBron and Kawhi, and he actually grabs rebounds. The fact that he’s only a passable shooter from deep indicates that he can actually hit from three.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
It’s the starting unit my man so 100% of those minutes are with the starters. You are hung up on Royce’s height. Hes doing great there. Draymond played center in the death lineups and I think he came in at 6’6”.

Rudy is obviously a big reason why that works, but if we had a solid backup you could run Niang or o e of the g league guys at 4 and be fine. Ed Muck’s up the offense all by himself and is fine on defense but not good enough to make up for his *** offense.
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"Royce is doing great at 4"...? What numbers besides the +/- support this claim? Royce currently averages 6pt and 5reb in 29 min of play and holds a PER of 9.3, that is ranked 11th on this team. Royce is a good player don't get me wrong. But his values came as a wing. He brings nothing on the table as a 4. You mentioned Draymond but he is still bigger than Royce by enough margin which allows him to rebound and guard most big men in the league.

And like I said, Royce is a great player. But having him at the 4 still only works with an elite center like Rudy. And now we are substituting Royce with a significantly worse player in Niang, you believe it somehow would only require a backup center that is less than Rudy to make it work?
 
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