2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[Smitty]

That's reasonable. I just don't see either of the pieces we acquired as having to overcome the same level of negative equity/persistent concerns as KP. We're talking about a player that's missed 40% of his career games and had almost 70 million coming to him over the next two years.

I don't see Green as viable for this season's playoffs but would love to be proven wrong. I don't doubt JB but we need to see this performance level in the playoffs before we can't begin to bank on it. 

Dragic may or may not be necessary. Certainly with JB's growth and the Dinwiddie acquisition our desperate need for ball handlers isn't there anymore. Still, to close a season and make a playoff run in a year where the West isn't quite as murderous as usual, I'd feel better having him and being wrong than needing him and being right.

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I think you're spot on with that evaluation, most likely.

I also don’t see Green in the playoff rotation. He’s more of a situational sub. As for Dragic, he would be purely Dinwiddie insurance for this year in the event of an injury. I don’t want Dragic taking Greens regular season minutes and Dragic also has no spot in the playoff rotation.


PG: Luka 36 / SD 12
SG: JB 32 / SD 12 / Green 4
SF: RB 34 / Green 10 / DFS 4
PF: DFS 30 / Bertans 18
C: DP 22 / Kleber 22 / Bertans 4

Luka 36 mpg
Brunson 32 mpg
RB 34 mpg
DFS 34 mpg
SD 24 mpg
DP 22 mpg
Maxi 22 mpg
Bertans 22 mpg
Green 14 mpg



Playoffs:

PG: Luka 42 / SD 6
SG: JB 34 / SD 14
SF: RB 40 / DFS 8
PF: DFS 32 / Bertans 16
C: DP 22 / Kleber 26 

Luka 42 mpg
Brunson 34 mpg
RB 40 mpg
DFS 40 mpg
SD 20 mpg
DP 22 mpg
Maxi 26 mpg
Bertans 16 mpg