ROSTER TALK: Mavs favs for Vogel if no HC job exists. Kyrie handshake deal?

[mvossman]

Yeah, I think you want to put players around Wood/Luka (if that ends up being a thing) who take some of the defensive pressure off of them.  Which takes us back to the conversation with mvossman.  Wood, DFS, Green, Luka and what?  

1. Do we have that player in hand already who makes this a contending lineup?  
2. If not, does that player have to be someone who requires multiple first rounders 
3. Or, is there a guy that is gettable for a more reasonable package?  
4. Ideally, what position do they play?

If Wood is even a middle of the pack starting center, it changes trade targets immensely.  If he is just a really good backup center, then we are probably two players away.

1. No
2. Yes
3. No
4. Wing in the broadest sense.  Somebody who can guard multiple positions at a high level.  We already have the point of attack defender in Green so versatility is the most important.  On offense that player needs to be able to stretch the floor when off ball and create (for themselves or others or preferably both) when on ball.  That player will cost some picks.

I agree on Wood.  Some of his improvement is probably due to being the single big for long stretches, but I don't think if he got put (or forced) into this position earlier this season it would have gone nearly this well.