TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[ItsGoTime]

This is mostly how I see it as well.  There will generally be 2 of Luka/Din/THJ on the court.  The 3 spot will generally be Bullock and Dorian (who will play more 3 with two bigs).  The 5 and 4 spot will generally be McGee/Dorian or Maxi/Wood  There will probably be some McGee/Wood or Wood/Dorian but I think those first two will be by far the most common.  My understanding is that they are planning on bringing Wood off the bench, at least to start, and I think a big part of that is to pair him with Maxi.  Regardless of who is starting, I'm guessing the finishing lineup will be Maxi/Wood.

That would be the 7 man group for the playoffs.  The main backups after that are Powell/Bertans/Green/Frank.  They are really missing a guy the equivalent of those guys for backup point.  Dragic would have been perfect, but I can see where it would be hard to get him regular minutes thus the "cheerleading" comment.

Yes, I think the closing lineup will be:


Luka
Best for situation between SD, THJ or RB
Best for situation between RB or DFS
Best for situation between DFS or Maxi
Wood

Where Luka, DFS and Wood (Maxi could supplant Wood at least to start the season due to teammate familiarity) are probably the constants. Kidd will have the ability to see what is working throughout the game and put the best counter on the court in the end.