(The original text was published on September 30. The author is Greg Swartz, a bleachers writer. The content of the article does not represent the translator’s point of view.)
In NBA, a team that looks great at the beginning of the season will inevitably be hit by injuries from time to time; In a year, it will become beyond recognition.
At this time, the depth of the lineup is very important, especially for those teams that are determined to win the playoffs or even the Championship.
When we examine the teams with the best depth of NBA lineup, we will divide their lineup into the following three parts:
Starting players: players who will start or should start. The teams listed in this article all have more than five such players.
Rotating players: players who may not be regarded as starting but are absolutely qualified to enter the team’s rotating lineup.
Reserve rotating players: This refers to those young players who are looking forward to making breakthroughs or veteran players who want to continue playing. These players are unlikely to enter the rotation lineup at the beginning of the season, but they can help the team cope with unexpected situations, just like “please play cullet in case of emergency” written on the fire extinguisher.
The following five teams may not be the best team in the NBA New season, but their current lineup structure is definitely the most profound.
5. Detroit Piston
Starting players: Kaide-connenham, jeden-Ivey, Sadik-Bay, Bojan-Bogdanovic, Isaiah-Stewart, Alec-Burks
Rotation-level players: Jay-Duren, Marvin Bagley, Kilian-Hays, Hamidou-Diaro, norence-Noel, Isaiah-livers, Corey-Joseph
Backup rotation players: Rooney mcgrudd, Kevin Knox
I didn’t expect it!
The piston may not even make the playoffs in the new season, but due to the continuous accumulation of young and talented players and some smart offseason deals, their lineup has become one of the most profound in NBA.
Although both Corning and Ivy are not over 21 years old, they may become one of the most exciting backcourt duo in the league in the new season. This also means that Hays, who made 66 appearances and 40 starts last season, will organize attacks and participate in defense as a pure the replacements.
Bogda Norwich’s deal was quite surprising, but it did have an unusual meaning for Detroit, because their third hit rate (32.6%) ranked 29th in the league, the average number of three-point hits (11.3) also ranked 26th in the league. Bogdanovic may become the starting power forward, creating more offensive space for the team and making players like Bagley and Durham substitute.
For the piston, getting Burks and Nowell from Knicks who want to free up salary space is a decision that doesn’t need much thought. Although Detroit has too many front-court staff today, Nowell may not even be able to enter the rotation lineup. Even Joseph, who started 39 games a year ago, probably had to compete for playing time in the 2022-23 season.
Detroit’s lineup is not the most talented in NBA. They have too many players still in their rookie contracts. However, due to the introduction of players such as Ivey, Durham, Bogdanovic, Burks and Nowell, the depth of their lineup has been greatly increased quietly.
4.76 people in Philadelphia
Starting players: enbiad, Harden, tyres-Maxi, Tobias-Harris, PJ-Tucker, d’Antony-Melton, Mattis-Sabre
Rotating players: mondrez-Harrell, Schick-Milton, fulkan-corkmaz, Dannell-House, Paul Reed, George Niang
Backup rotation player: jeden Springer
Harden reduced his salary this summer, so 76 people have added some important players to their already formidable squad.
If Harden hadn’t jumped out of the original contract and signed a new contract of 68.6 million years, 76 people would not have been able to sign Tucker and house with the middle class exception. The two new players should be able to improve 76 people last season, only ranked 12th in the league’s defense. Among them, Tucker will almost certainly become a starting forecourt player and house will become a substitute rotation player.
By exchanging the injured Danny Green for Melton, Philadelphia got another reliable ball handler, A talented defender who can fight side by side with Harden and maxi-even if he wants to fight from the sixth.
Saibull, who was selected as the best defensive team twice, once led the league in the snatch rate (3.4% last season), and started 50 games for 76 people last season, and now it has to become the replacements.
After Drummond was sent out in Harden’s deal, the center reserve of 76 people became a problem, but Harrell and Reed, who continued to make progress, should be able to bring about great improvement.
The 76ers now have both powerful players and the depth of the lineup, so they can hit the championship of the new season.
3. Golden State Warriors
Starting players: Curry, Thompson, green, Wikins, Jordan Poole, Kevin Luni, Jonathan cuminga
Rotation-level players: James Wiseman, Dent dicencizo, Moses Moody, igodala, jiemai Kerr Green
Backup rotation players: Patrick Baldwin, Ryan Rawlings
Despite losing players such as Otto PROTONIC, Gary Peyton II and Damian Lee in the free market, this year’s Warriors compared with the champion player last season, however, it may be more in-depth and excellent.
Signing divenzenzzo is the most underestimated operation in this offseason. The 25-year-old combo guard should be able to shine as a substitute with his scoring ability and organizational offensive ability. Green, who got laid off by Oklahoma City Thunder with the veteran’s basic salary contract, is also a value-for-money deal.
The difference between this year’s Warriors and last season is that young players-such as cuminga, Moody’s and Wiseman who missed the whole 2021-22 season because of the recovery period after knee surgery-all grew up.
For this talented warrior, the three of them don’t have to become the starting players, but they should all become reliable rotating players to make their playing time meaningful, and bring some unexpected gains to the team. It may only be a matter of time before Wiseman replaces Rooney as the starter by virtue of his body shape and athletic ability.
The Warriors have seven players who can easily enter the starting lineup, and another Wiseman who may raise this number to eight. They are undoubtedly one of the teams with the most in-depth lineup in NBA.
2. Brooklyn basketable nets
Starting players: Durant, Owen, Simmons, Joe Harris, Seth Curry, Nicholas Clarkston, Royce O’Neal
Rotating players: TJ-Warren, Patti Mills, Cameron-Thomas, Dai Long-sharp, Ma keev-Morris, Kessler-Edward
Backup rotation player: Edmund Sumner
Basketable nets may be unstable, unpredictable, and (for some members) unreliable. But there is no doubt that their lineup is also one of the most profound in NBA.
Although Durant and Owen brought great uncertainty to the team this summer, they finally returned. Simmons (back injury) and Harris (ankle injury) have also fully recovered and can participate in the new season. These four people all seem to be starting, although there are several possibilities for the fifth person to start with them.
Clarkston, Morris and sharp gave basketable nets some physical advantages in the front court, while the re-signed Mills could replace Owen in an emergency. Second-year defender Cameron Thomas will be a potential best sixth if he can get the right chance, because he has fully demonstrated his scoring ability in the summer league.
The basketable nets attack will be one of the best in NBA, and with curry, Harris, Owen, Durant, Mills, O’Neal, and Warren (after his recovery from injury), their three-point projection level will probably be the top of the league.
Considering the injury history of some players on this list, the depth of the lineup is more important to basketable nets than other teams. Fortunately, before the 2022-23 season, their lineup was already very deep.
1. Los Angeles Clippers
Starting players: Leonard, George, wall, Norman Powell, Robert cowington, Ivica zubatz, Nicholas Batum, Reggie Jackson, Marcus Morris
Rotating players: Luke Kennard, Terence Mann, Amir-Coffey, Brandon-Boston
Backup rotation player: Jason Preston
No NBA team has the same line-up depth as this Clippers, even not very close.
The Los Angeles Clippers have as many as nine players worthy of the starting position, and these nine players do not include Mann (33 debut in the 2021-22 season) and Coffey (30 debut) and Kennard (starting 13 times). Kennard’s three-point hit rate () last season was even the highest in the league, but he may have to work hard to win a place at the end of the rotation lineup.
Powell and Covington were the first players of Portland Trail Blazers before being traded to Los Angeles last season, but we expect them to be only the rotation players of the Clippers in the new season. Even the five-time All-Star player Wale, who is only 32 years old, may become the sixth person of the Clippers.
The position on the court is insignificant for this team, because coach Taren Lou can send five players 6 feet 7 inches (2 meters) or higher, each of them can shoot, pass and fengshui ball. Few other teams-or no other team at all-have such luxury.
The potential substitute team consisting of wall, Powell, Kennard, Covington and Morris seems to be a starting-level team. If Mann, Coffey, Boston and Preston are added to the rotation again, then it is even better.
Last season, the Clippers strengthened the depth of the lineup through trading, and let the young players accumulate experience with Leonard’s absence all year round and George playing only 31 games.
All the kung fu in the 2021-22 season will pay off, because no team has such a squad depth as Clippers.
Original: Greg Swartz
Compilation: asteroid falling
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