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[Scott41theMavs]

I'm not sure what you're trying to say, because those two highlighted thoughts seem very contradictory to me.

My point is that I expect Luka-Kyrie-Klay will NOT be playing heavy minutes-per-game as a trio. In fact, those 3 players can get all their usual minutes in a game with around ZERO minutes of all 3 on the floor, if the Mavs chose to do that.

More importantly, imo having a lineup on the floor that can get stops - especially down the stretch of games - will actually be a higher priority than is recognized.

I think there's going to be a bit of the PHX team issues in play here, where an over-supply of offense has to bow to the need for enough defenders on the floor to get stops. Or else you'll be sorry. That means for the most part only 2 of Luka-Kyrie-Klay are playing at one time, not 3.

The problem with this is that the conceptualization that the three stars on the team aren't going to start and finish games is profoundly wishful thinking in today's NBA. I agree that they're going to stagger those guys throughout the rest of the game, but there's zero conceivable way they ever play less than around 12 mpg together. That's simply not how it works. Which is not to say it's going to work.