Trade & FA 2024-25:

[Ghost of Podkolzin]

Hardy can get buckets and I like that he isn't scared.  Trying to envision how he fits though.

Lets say at the 6 minute mark of the 1st quarter Kyrie checks out and Grimes checks in. 

Then beginning of 2nd quarter Luka checks out.  Are Kyrie and Hardy too small to play together?  Are they both shooting guards in point guard bodies?  Do you want a better playmaker and defender next to Kyrie like Tyus Jones?

Whenever we talk about minutes, few factor in injuries.  I like to view each position as having 4,000 minutes in a season.  Below is how many minutes our starters played last year.
                Gms       Mins       Total      Remain
Luka        70           38           2,625    -1,375
Kyrie        58           35           2,030    -1,970
Klay         77           30           2,287    -1,713
PJ            73           30           2,219    -1,781
Lively       55           24           1,293    -2,708

This leaves about 3,400 minutes for guards, 3,400 minutes for forwards, and 2,700 minutes at center.

If you take Hardy, Exum, and Grimes (only playing guard minutes) there's more than enough.
                Gms        Mins          Total
Hardy          73           14           993
Exum          55           20           1,089
Grimes        51           20           1,025
                                               3,107

Forwards...
                Gms        Mins          Total
Naji             66           19           1,254
Omax          40            8               336
Maxi            43           20              873
                                                2,463

We have a deficit for minutes at forward.