26 Sep 2019 09:32:02
Spurs: Nurkic+Bazemore
Portl: LMA+Bellinelli
The spurs get a great asset in Nurkic and the West is open this year, so Portland would have a great hance winning it all with a big three and a good bench.
C: Whiteside/ Collins/Gasol
Pf:LMA/Collins/Labissiere
SF:R hood/Little/Hezonja
SG:McCollum/Bellinelli/Simons
Pg:Lillard/McCollum/Perrantes or caupain
26 Sep 2019 11:08:19
They need Bazemore and Nurkic’s defense to much to do this.
26 Sep 2019 12:19:38
But what team could stop this offense?
26 Sep 2019 12:46:06
Clippers, Gasupo.
26 Sep 2019 14:02:22
That offense plays to the Lakers strengths. The Clippers would be fine. The Jazz would make them work. The bucks would be fine. Philly might smother them. Hood is a complete enigma and LMA wouldn’t get a ton of touches.
26 Sep 2019 16:47:16
I think I'd only do this if they could then swing a trade for another big time guy. Maybe Whiteside, Simons, Little, and a first for Griffin and filler.
Overall, I trust Whiteside to be the fill in for Nurkic during the regular season, but I don't at all trust him to be the full time permanent starter.
A starting lineup of Lillard, McCollum, Hood, Griffin, and Aldridge would be scary offensively. And they'd have enough defense to get by.