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

  • shomerudi@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    On paper its Lillard, but the Bucks were a contender every year the past four seasons, so not much will change IMO.

  • RVAIsTheGreatest@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Not gonna bother to guess who disappoints the most because we can’t truly make a judgement call on that until we watch them play but I do think Porzingis makes the most impact in his role with the Celtics for what he’s gonna do to the rest of their offense…along with Dame and what he’s gonna do to Giannis and I believe unlock Giannis in the PnR game and allow Giannis to play off ball a little more, and Dame a little more off ball as well off Giannis/Middleton.

  • Brovenkar@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Porzingus is the biggest one as far as changing the team’s identity. We’ve never had a big as skilled as him before and it adds a whole different layer to our offense.

  • tapk69@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Im gonna say Smart because the other teams were already great. Basically all lateral moves.

  • Good_NewsEveryone@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    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.

    • gogorath@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      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.

      • Good_NewsEveryone@alien.topBEnglish
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        11 months ago

        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

        • gogorath@alien.topBEnglish
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          11 months ago

          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.

    • fuzzygypsy@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      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

  • chronicdreamze@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I’m probably completely wrong but here’s my take.

    1. KP- Elite spacing gives the Celtics that desperately needed shooting big. Opens up the floors for the Js.

    2. Smart- His defense with JJJ is just a complete nightmare for any team trying to run the pick n roll.

    3 Dame- Pick and roll could be a nightmare with Giannis. His lack of defense could be problematic on the perimeter. Bucks losing Holiday may hurt more than realized.

    4 Beal: can he be efficient and effective without volume? Will he play defense if he doesn’t have to be the sole source of offense? I think no but we will see.

    5- CP3: Washed. Slow. Can’t be on the floor with Curry.