06-01-2026, 01:17 PM
(06-01-2026, 12:38 PM)mvossman Wrote: I don't think Burries needs Kyrie to leave to move into the starting lineup. He fits well with Kyrie. He might not get there in year one, but if he is not better than Max by his second or third year than I would consider him a bust.
Why can't all three start? Max at the 2 or 3 is just fine. Burries and Kyrie are both combo-guards and can handle initiating the offense, along with Flagg. Max is an off-ball sniper and good team defender, with above average post defense and above average perimeter defense, if not guarding the POA quick-twitch guys. OKC plays several 6'4-6'5 guys together. Burries at 6'5 215lb is basically the same size as Dort, who plays 2/3/4 for OKC. Positions are interchangeable.
Kyrie 6'2 | 195lb
Burries 6'5 | 215lb
Christie 6'5 | 190lb
Flagg 6'9 | 205lb
Lively 7'1 | 230lb
That's a modern day 5-man group with size, ball-handling, playmaking, shooting, and switchable defenders/rim protection.
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