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Thybulle is younger, current contract is(11M per) 2M more per than Caruso, is locked up for 1 year longer than Caruso.

Caruso is 30, contract is 9.5M per.

Caruso seems to be the more impactful player with facilitating, defense and hustle...but I have read speculation here that his next contract might shoot up.

Do you go with Caruso or Thybulle?

Caruso is the more impactful defender. But it's close. Thybulle is right there. Impact metrics this year are skewed as he was on this horrible Portland team. I'd place both in the top 5 of best defenders under 6'7. Caruso's real value is that he is just a way more polished offensive player than Thybulle. 

Thybulle may get you 6 points a night if his 3 ball is falling. If not, he isn't going to shoot like Josh Green, nor is he going to create anything off the dribble. He is a fantastic cutter, but teams sag off of him for a reason. He shot nearly 40% on 3s in the first 40 games of the season but then January-March he was down to 22%.

Caruso is the better player but I think 1 of them is going to cost an arm and a leg. Thybulle won't cost multiple firsts. He may not even cost one and he'll give 95% of the same defensive impact as Caruso. 

So factoring in cost of acquisition and similarities of play, Thybulle is a no brainer to me.