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I think the finishing lineup is Lively/DFS/Luka/Exum/Kyrie.  I'm less concerned with who starts.  You might have Exum come off the bench to make the minutes play out easier.

I see Timmy's minutes going to Dorian and Exum.  The second unit just gets bigger.  A lot of Grant/DJJ.  As long as you have two of Luka/Kyrie/Exum surrounded by shooters/center you should be fine offensively.

Well, this helps to explain your interest. 

I'm not sure I agree it would play out this way. Maybe in some games. I really think the assumptions you're making about offense, while rooted in logic, would set you up for a rude awakening. Sure, Luka and Kyrie (and more and more, Exum) are going to be the straw that stirs the offense, but every night, even on nights when one or all of them are playing well, there are stretches when Hardaway's willingness and ability to get difficult shots off with almost no conscience makes a real, tangible difference for the team. 

Your point about the Luka/Brunson/Dinwiddie year isn't lost on me, but there are some things wrong about it. For starters, they didn't play as much pick and roll that year in the playoffs, it was pretty much all screen for mismatch and then iso. Exum, while competent, doesn't not approach Dinwiddie's 1-on-1 play, I don't think. He's probably a BETTER fit in that role because of his defense and the way he moves the ball, but...idk. This might be sacrilegious, but after re-watching those playoff series not long ago, I'm not positive I think Kyrie (now) is better than Brunson, for that matter, but he IS a better catch-and-shoot guy, which I like. I kind of feel like with the Luka/Lively thing, the SHOOTING is just as important as the on-ball competency, though the latter is certainly something I'm glad the team has enough of again. 

I just can't get past the idea that trading THJ would mean a lot more of Curry or Hardy. I think the irony is that trading THJ would make the team smaller and less defensive-minded. But who knows, maybe it plays out how you think it would.