Starting Lineup [age in parentheses]
PG Trae Young 6-1 (23) 28ppg/4 reb/10 assists/1 steal
SG CJ McCollum 6-3 (30) 22/4/5/1
SF Jalen Green 6-5 (20) 17/3/3/1
PF Julius Randle 6-9 (27) 20/10/5/1/1
C Anthony Davis 6-10 (29) 23/10/3/1/2
Bench
PG Derrick White 6-4 (27) 13/4/5/1/1
SG Bogdan Bogdanovic 6-6 (29) 15/4/3/1
SF Gordon Hayward 6-7 (31) 16/5/4/1
PF Christian Wood 6-10 (26) 18/10/2/1/1
C Wendell Carter 6-10 (23) 15/11/3/1/1
Depth Chart
PG Trae Young, Derrick White
SG CJ McCollum, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Jalen Green
SF Jalen Green, Gordon Hayward, Bogdan Bogdanovic
PF Julius Randle, Christian Wood, Gordon Hayward, Wendell Carter, Anthony Davis
C Anthony Davis, Wendell Carter, Christian Wood
Scoring, rebounding, versatility & chemistry should be this team’s biggest strengths. There is a solid mix of shooting & good defensive players & the ability to put 5 on the floor at all times who can match up with ANY style. Also, a nice mix of youth with veteran leadership. 6-7 of the 10 are either in their prime or about to enter it, with none becoming too old to be a major contributor over the next 5 years. They’re all willing & effective passers & although I only have 2 true PGs, 4 others have the ability to facilitate. It’s a deep team for a 10 player roster as they go at least 3 deep at every position with the exception of PG, but others can facilitate if need be, as mentioned above.
Also, they’re all good enough shooters that defenses will have to respect them from the perimeter, with over half who shot at least 37% from 3 this season or in the very recent past. They would be elite with spacing the floor & that would make a pick & roll with Trae & AD very hard to stop.
Jalen Green struggled out of the gate to begin his rookie season but picked up his game in a big way around the mid season point. After the all-star break he averaged 22ppg while shooting 40% from 3. He also became the first rookie since Allen Iverson to have 4 consecutive 30 point games. He will be a 25+/6/5 type wing player within a cpl seasons, if not next year, IMO.
This team should rebound as well or better than any in the tournament with 4 of the top 18 rebounders in 2022. The four averaged at least 10 reb/game with a nice combination of bruisers & athletic bigs.
Not gonna try to tear down my opponent’s team as he has a ton of individual talent. Even if he did take 6/10 UK players. Only negative thing I’ll say is that if we’re going by real life, I don’t see how Towns & Butler could coexist without causing major distractions. And, he has Shaedon Sharpe, lol. j/k. Good luck to you,
@MbergCat
