08-06-2021, 09:54 PM
(08-06-2021, 09:46 PM)sterlingmallory Wrote: Agreed we won't really know what Kidd will do at this point just yet. But here is my best guess on a few things:
1) I think THJ is absolutely a full time starter from here on out. Signing him to this new deal is a significant investment and I think that signals that he will be a full time starter. We started Wes Matthews every game after we gave him that big contract and I am quite sure we'll do the same with Hardaway.
2) Considering we signed two 3&D wings as our new acquisitions this year, I think this signals we're going to try to give Luka maximum spacing possible and go 5 out whenever we can, surrounding him and KP with similarly sized wings to provide defense and shooting as much as possible.
Here is my guess on the lineup:
Porzingis/Cauley-Stein/Powell/Boban/Moses
Finney-Smith/Kleber
Bullock/Green
Hardaway Jr/S. Brown/Burke
Doncic/Brunson/Terry
All that said, I could see them starting someone like Powell instead of DFS or Bullock to try to compensate for the roster imbalance. We have too many centers right now. We need a trade.
I think this is astute.