TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[HAguiar95]

What really need is good Maxi to return.  He makes so much make sense for the D.  If that happens and we close with Maxi/Luka/Green/Reggie/Irving, it will be really tough to close us out in a tight game.  There is enough D on the court to hold teams and between Reggie and Green hitting corner 3’s at a high rate and Luka, Kyrie and to some extend Green getting into the lane on a regular basis, we are going to be a load.  

That is a lot to put on Maxi and given his minutes limitations, you almost have to design his time on the court around closing and make everything else work around that.  If he’s not right, there are alternatives.  They just aren’t as good for what is needed as Maxi at his best.

The one thing I'd be worried about is the 2nd chance opportunities for opponents. Only Luka can really rebound the ball in that scenario. DFS helped a little bit in that, but even with him, we were bad. Maxi doenst' help that (Wood does). If we play Ky-Green-Bullock-Luka-Kleber, I assume it'll be too much to ask from Luka to go battle the boards.

Also our 2nd chance opportunities were alredy non existent (30th in the league before DFS trade) and will vanish if Powell is not playing. He's our only OREB (92nd percentile) now that DFS is gone.