06-29-2021, 03:33 PM
(06-29-2021, 03:26 PM)mvossman Wrote: THJ does not make a lot of sense with DeRozan. I don't think you can play him with Luka/DeRozan as a starter, and he will cost too much to be coming off the bench. It's all about 3&D in the backcourt one you land DeRozan.
Agreed, except..."3 and some D" is better than "no 3 and lots of D" for the same reason, imo.
Luka's gonna have the ball, so if DeRozan is around, literally all 3 of the other dudes need to be shooters, imo. I take your point about D being important between Luka and DeRozan, and this won't be popular, but...I kind of think the catch-and-shoot part of "3 and D" might be the MORE important thing.
Ultimately, I'm still just not a fan of the Luka/DeRozan pairing, myself, though I concede that getting him would represent a major talent upgrade.