Damian Lillard - Milwaukee , Kristaps Porzingis -Boston, Bradley Beal - Phoenix, Chris Paul - Golden State , Marcus Smart- Memphis which of these five players will have the biggest impact to helping there team to championship and which player will have the least impact
I’m kinda bullish on CP3’s effect just because if the Warriors can play the non-Steph minutes even just even, then that’s a huge boost.
Yeah, their starting lineup was one of the best, if not the best lineup in basketball last year. If Paul + improvements by some of the young guys make the second unit, viable, that’s a pretty big deal.
The negative case is that he’s prob the only guy here who isn’t a lock for starter / closing 5. But CP is still very very good and not consistently losing those minutes, much less winning them, would make a pretty big wins difference
Oh, yeah, I’m not ranking him in particular. Just saying that in terms of X factor, people might be surprised if he’s willing to play the role.
If anything they’ve got one of the best floor generals for guys like Kuminga and GP II, a point guard that rewards highly athletic plays