(06-27-2025, 10:30 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I'm not the biggest DLo fan, but if something like this actually happens, it slots the TX MLE guard as a backup.
Flagg (DLo) BWill Irving
Thompson Christie Hardy
PJW Martin
Davis Naji OMax
Lively Gafford Powell
I've kind of envisioned the stopgap PG starting and holding down Kyrie's spot. But, that might not be true if this comes to pass. I suspect Christie closes (he was already doing that in front of Thompson last season some). The question is who moves to the bench when Kyrie returns?
One note on the Exum speculation. BWill is not guaranteed. So, absent a trade or eating a contract (not likely), Exum instead of BWill might be the path.
Shooting is the biggest issue I see in the starting lineup. Next is playmaking. It’s different, that’s for sure. AD at the 4 just makes this whole thing difficult for me, but I don’t want to beat a dead horse.
In the end, I don’t really care who starts, they only play 10-12 mpg together in a regular season Kidd rotation. There’s 36-38 other minutes where the game can be won or lost.