#31 PICK: Tyrell Terry | 6' 3" | 6' 1.75" wingspan

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Our most common lineup last season is 16 games of Luka-THJ-DFS-KP-Powell. Thus, THJ played the SG in the most common starting lineup and not at SF. DFS was the main SF.

Curry was backing up THJ at SG in the most common situations.

Richardson is replacing Currys role, as the depth SG. Either THJ or Richardson will start, most common lineup is expected to be with one of the two, and not with both of them in.

Against Clippers, as long as KP was in, THJ was again SG with Curry as the bench player.

I fully expect Richardson to play the depth at SG and come in at starting SF position in some matchups, however this will not be against the best teams, featuring a great offensive wing. It will always DFS that will be the preferred one here and either THJ or Richardson benched.

It can be defined as wanted. SG/SF, or wings with more position-less definition. But in most common lineups, and against best teams, expect DFS to play one of the wing positions and for the other expect THJ and Richardson competition.

I do expect at start of season when KP is out for Richardson and THJ to get more games with both in, and DFS at PF, but this should change as soon as KP is back.

This is just a completely wrong interpretation of this trade, IMO. The Mavs didn't trade for JRich to replace Curry, they traded to UPGRADE their starting lineup. We know the Mavs want a tall, versatile defensive guard to start next to Luka- this was the entire reason they signed Delon Wright. Wright was supposed to be a starter- unfortunately they didn't realize he would never learn to shoot and was incapable of playing off-ball. JRich is the player they WISHED Delon Wright could become.


The replacement for Curry is in the title of this topic.

I agree with that this might be correct, that Richardson may be a better player next to Luka than THJ. My main point is that then we will see Richardson-DFS on the wing as the default. And THJ coming off the bench. As the most common lineup and in the playoffs. And when matchups allow for this, Richardson-THJ lineup as well will be used, for instance against undersized more defensive minded wings.

Richardson will, as Curry did before, compete with THJ for starting at SG.

Thus in this sense he is replacement for Curry, he will play same role. He might be better at it and start. Time will tell. We will then also know how important or not is THJ's elite shooting.