diff --git a/src/vt/vrt/collection/balance/greedylb/greedylb.cc b/src/vt/vrt/collection/balance/greedylb/greedylb.cc
index 50f5efd0f0..7ae604ab1b 100644
--- a/src/vt/vrt/collection/balance/greedylb/greedylb.cc
+++ b/src/vt/vrt/collection/balance/greedylb/greedylb.cc
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include "vt/context/context.h"
 #include "vt/vrt/collection/manager.h"
 #include "vt/collective/reduce/reduce.h"
+#include "vt/vrt/collection/balance/lb_args_enum_converter.h"
 
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <memory>
@@ -72,11 +73,20 @@ void GreedyLB::init(objgroup::proxy::Proxy<GreedyLB> in_proxy) {
 }
 
 void GreedyLB::inputParams(balance::SpecEntry* spec) {
-  std::vector<std::string> allowed{"min", "max", "auto"};
+  std::vector<std::string> allowed{"min", "max", "auto", "strategy"};
   spec->checkAllowedKeys(allowed);
   min_threshold = spec->getOrDefault<double>("min", greedy_threshold_p);
   max_threshold = spec->getOrDefault<double>("max", greedy_max_threshold_p);
   auto_threshold = spec->getOrDefault<bool>("auto", greedy_auto_threshold_p);
+
+  balance::LBArgsEnumConverter<DataDistStrategy> strategy_converter_(
+    "strategy", "DataDistStrategy", {
+      {DataDistStrategy::scatter, "scatter"},
+      {DataDistStrategy::pt2pt,   "pt2pt"},
+      {DataDistStrategy::bcast,   "bcast"}
+    }
+  );
+  strat_ = strategy_converter_.getFromSpec(spec, strat_);
 }
 
 void GreedyLB::runLB() {
@@ -214,24 +224,39 @@ GreedyLB::ObjIDType GreedyLB::objSetNode(
   return new_id;
 }
 
-void GreedyLB::recvObjsDirect(GreedyLBTypes::ObjIDType* objs) {
+void GreedyLB::recvObjs(GreedySendMsg* msg) {
+  vt_debug_print(
+    normal, lb,
+    "recvObjs: msg->transfer_.size={}\n", msg->transfer_.size()
+  );
+  recvObjsDirect(msg->transfer_.size(), &msg->transfer_[0]);
+}
+
+void GreedyLB::recvObjsBcast(GreedyBcastMsg* msg) {
+  auto const n = theContext()->getNode();
+  vt_debug_print(
+    normal, lb,
+    "recvObjs: msg->transfer_.size={}\n", msg->transfer_[n].size()
+  );
+  recvObjsDirect(msg->transfer_[n].size(), &msg->transfer_[n][0]);
+}
+
+void GreedyLB::recvObjsDirect(std::size_t len, GreedyLBTypes::ObjIDType* objs) {
   auto const& this_node = theContext()->getNode();
-  auto const& num_recs = *objs;
-  auto recs = objs + 1;
+  auto const& num_recs = len;
   vt_debug_print(
     normal, lb,
     "recvObjsDirect: num_recs={}\n", num_recs
   );
 
-  for (decltype(+num_recs.id) i = 0; i < num_recs.id; i++) {
-    auto const to_node = objGetNode(recs[i]);
-    auto const new_obj_id = objSetNode(this_node,recs[i]);
+  for (std::size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+    auto const to_node = objGetNode(objs[i]);
+    auto const new_obj_id = objSetNode(this_node,objs[i]);
     vt_debug_print(
       verbose, lb,
-      "\t recvObjs: i={}, to_node={}, obj={}, new_obj_id={}, num_recs={}, "
-      "byte_offset={}\n",
-      i, to_node, recs[i], new_obj_id, num_recs,
-      reinterpret_cast<char*>(recs) - reinterpret_cast<char*>(objs)
+      "\t recvObjs: i={}, to_node={}, obj={}, new_obj_id={}, num_recs={}"
+      "\n",
+      i, to_node, objs[i], new_obj_id, num_recs
     );
 
     migrateObjectTo(new_obj_id, to_node);
@@ -243,11 +268,11 @@ void GreedyLB::recvObjsDirect(GreedyLBTypes::ObjIDType* objs) {
     verbose, lb,
     "recvObjsHan: num_recs={}\n", *objs
   );
-  scatter_proxy.get()->recvObjsDirect(objs);
+  scatter_proxy.get()->recvObjsDirect(static_cast<std::size_t>(objs->id), objs+1);
 }
 
 void GreedyLB::transferObjs(std::vector<GreedyProc>&& in_load) {
-  std::size_t max_recs = 0, max_bytes = 0;
+  std::size_t max_recs = 1;
   std::vector<GreedyProc> load(std::move(in_load));
   std::vector<std::vector<GreedyLBTypes::ObjIDType>> node_transfer(load.size());
   for (auto&& elm : load) {
@@ -263,23 +288,36 @@ void GreedyLB::transferObjs(std::vector<GreedyProc>&& in_load) {
       }
     }
   }
-  max_bytes =  max_recs * sizeof(GreedyLBTypes::ObjIDType);
-  vt_debug_print(
-    normal, lb,
-    "GreedyLB::transferObjs: max_recs={}, max_bytes={}\n",
-    max_recs, max_bytes
-  );
-  theCollective()->scatter<GreedyLBTypes::ObjIDType,recvObjsHan>(
-    max_bytes*load.size(),max_bytes,nullptr,[&](NodeType node, void* ptr){
-      auto ptr_out = reinterpret_cast<GreedyLBTypes::ObjIDType*>(ptr);
-      auto const& proc = node_transfer[node];
-      auto const& rec_size = proc.size();
-      ptr_out->id = rec_size;
-      for (size_t i = 0; i < rec_size; i++) {
-        *(ptr_out + i + 1) = proc[i];
+
+  if (strat_ == DataDistStrategy::scatter) {
+    std::size_t max_bytes =  max_recs * sizeof(GreedyLBTypes::ObjIDType);
+    vt_debug_print(
+      normal, lb,
+      "GreedyLB::transferObjs: max_recs={}, max_bytes={}\n",
+      max_recs, max_bytes
+    );
+    theCollective()->scatter<GreedyLBTypes::ObjIDType,recvObjsHan>(
+      max_bytes*load.size(),max_bytes,nullptr,[&](NodeType node, void* ptr){
+        auto ptr_out = reinterpret_cast<GreedyLBTypes::ObjIDType*>(ptr);
+        auto const& proc = node_transfer[node];
+        auto const& rec_size = proc.size();
+        ptr_out->id = rec_size;
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < rec_size; i++) {
+          *(ptr_out + i + 1) = proc[i];
+        }
       }
+    );
+  } else if (strat_ == DataDistStrategy::pt2pt) {
+    for (NodeType n = 0; n < theContext()->getNumNodes(); n++) {
+      vtAssert(
+        node_transfer.size() == static_cast<size_t>(theContext()->getNumNodes()),
+        "Must contain all nodes"
+      );
+      proxy[n].send<GreedySendMsg, &GreedyLB::recvObjs>(node_transfer[n]);
     }
-  );
+  } else if (strat_ == DataDistStrategy::bcast) {
+    proxy.broadcast<GreedyBcastMsg, &GreedyLB::recvObjsBcast>(node_transfer);
+  }
 }
 
 double GreedyLB::getAvgLoad() const {
diff --git a/src/vt/vrt/collection/balance/greedylb/greedylb.h b/src/vt/vrt/collection/balance/greedylb/greedylb.h
index edb3bc0103..614c7ce728 100644
--- a/src/vt/vrt/collection/balance/greedylb/greedylb.h
+++ b/src/vt/vrt/collection/balance/greedylb/greedylb.h
@@ -60,6 +60,17 @@
 
 namespace vt { namespace vrt { namespace collection { namespace lb {
 
+/**
+ * \enum DataDistStrategy
+ *
+ * \brief How to distribute the data after the centralized LB makes a decision.
+ */
+enum struct DataDistStrategy : uint8_t {
+  scatter = 0,
+  bcast = 1,
+  pt2pt = 2
+};
+
 struct GreedyLB : BaseLB {
   using ElementLoadType  = std::unordered_map<ObjIDType,TimeType>;
   using TransferType     = std::map<NodeType, std::vector<ObjIDType>>;
@@ -86,7 +97,9 @@ struct GreedyLB : BaseLB {
   void runBalancer(ObjSampleType&& objs, LoadProfileType&& profile);
   void transferObjs(std::vector<GreedyProc>&& load);
   ObjIDType objSetNode(NodeType const& node, ObjIDType const& id);
-  void recvObjsDirect(GreedyLBTypes::ObjIDType* objs);
+  void recvObjsDirect(std::size_t len, GreedyLBTypes::ObjIDType* objs);
+  void recvObjs(GreedySendMsg* msg);
+  void recvObjsBcast(GreedyBcastMsg* msg);
   void finishedTransferExchange();
   void collectHandler(GreedyCollectMsg* msg);
 
@@ -105,8 +118,24 @@ struct GreedyLB : BaseLB {
   double max_threshold = 0.0f;
   double min_threshold = 0.0f;
   bool auto_threshold = true;
+
+  DataDistStrategy strat_ = DataDistStrategy::scatter;
 };
 
 }}}} /* end namespace vt::vrt::collection::lb */
 
+namespace std {
+
+template <>
+struct hash<::vt::vrt::collection::lb::DataDistStrategy> {
+  size_t operator()(::vt::vrt::collection::lb::DataDistStrategy const& in) const {
+    using under = std::underlying_type<
+      ::vt::vrt::collection::lb::DataDistStrategy
+    >::type;
+    return std::hash<under>()(static_cast<under>(in));
+  }
+};
+
+} /* end namespace std */
+
 #endif /*INCLUDED_VT_VRT_COLLECTION_BALANCE_GREEDYLB_GREEDYLB_H*/
diff --git a/src/vt/vrt/collection/balance/greedylb/greedylb_msgs.h b/src/vt/vrt/collection/balance/greedylb/greedylb_msgs.h
index 0112a575f9..401545d3f3 100644
--- a/src/vt/vrt/collection/balance/greedylb/greedylb_msgs.h
+++ b/src/vt/vrt/collection/balance/greedylb/greedylb_msgs.h
@@ -129,6 +129,44 @@ struct GreedyCollectMsg : GreedyLBTypes, collective::ReduceTMsg<GreedyPayload> {
   }
 };
 
+struct GreedySendMsg : GreedyLBTypes, vt::Message {
+  using MessageParentType = vt::Message;
+  vt_msg_serialize_required(); // vector
+
+  GreedySendMsg() = default;
+  explicit GreedySendMsg(std::vector<GreedyLBTypes::ObjIDType> const& in)
+    : transfer_(in)
+  { }
+
+  template <typename SerializerT>
+  void serialize(SerializerT& s) {
+    MessageParentType::serialize(s);
+    s | transfer_;
+  }
+
+  std::vector<GreedyLBTypes::ObjIDType> transfer_;
+};
+
+struct GreedyBcastMsg : GreedyLBTypes, vt::Message {
+  using MessageParentType = vt::Message;
+  vt_msg_serialize_required(); // vector
+
+  using DataType = std::vector<std::vector<GreedyLBTypes::ObjIDType>>;
+
+  GreedyBcastMsg() = default;
+  explicit GreedyBcastMsg(DataType const& in)
+    : transfer_(in)
+  { }
+
+  template <typename SerializerT>
+  void serialize(SerializerT& s) {
+    MessageParentType::serialize(s);
+    s | transfer_;
+  }
+
+  DataType transfer_;
+};
+
 }}}} /* end namespace vt::vrt::collection::lb */
 
 #endif /*INCLUDED_VT_VRT_COLLECTION_BALANCE_GREEDYLB_GREEDYLB_MSGS_H*/
diff --git a/tests/unit/collection/test_lb.extended.cc b/tests/unit/collection/test_lb.extended.cc
index e2eec57736..7de9b142b4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/collection/test_lb.extended.cc
+++ b/tests/unit/collection/test_lb.extended.cc
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ void TestLoadBalancer::runTest() {
       fmt::print("Using lb_args {}\n", lb_args);
     }
   }
+  if (lb_name.substr(0, 8).compare("GreedyLB") == 0) {
+    vt::theConfig()->vt_lb_name = "GreedyLB";
+    auto strat_arg = lb_name.substr(9, lb_name.size() - 9);
+    fmt::print("strat_arg={}\n", strat_arg);
+    vt::theConfig()->vt_lb_args = strat_arg;
+  }
 
   vt::theCollective()->barrier();
 
@@ -161,7 +167,9 @@ auto balancers = ::testing::Values(
     "RotateLB",
     "HierarchicalLB",
     "TemperedLB",
-    "GreedyLB"
+    "GreedyLB:strategy=scatter",
+    "GreedyLB:strategy=pt2pt",
+    "GreedyLB:strategy=bcast"
 #   if vt_check_enabled(zoltan)
     , "ZoltanLB"
 #   endif