Thinking about things on a per-36 basis as to why:
-DLo should be 6th man
-Rubio should be out of the rotation, Jmac in
-Okogie & Culver should be out of the rotation, Nowell in
Per-36
Dlo - Rubio - Jmac
Assists per 36
Rubio 9.0 > Jmac 8.6 > DLo 6.4
Turnovers per 36
Jmac 2.1 > Rubio 3.3 > DLo 3.6
Assist to turnover ratio per 36
Jmac 4.1 > Rubio 2.72 > DLo 1.78
Points Per 36
DLo 23.7 > Jmac 11.4 > Rubio 9.5
FG%
Jmac 45.5% (37.5 3pt) > DLo 42.3 (39.3 3 pt) > 34.7 (18.5 3 pt)
Defense...
DLo is turrible. Jmac is very solid and smart. You can't tell me Rubio is getting time over Jmac because he's "a significantly better defender", because that's the only explanation as to why he plays ahead of Jmac, as Jmac smokes him on the offensive side of the ball.
DLo...
-Does his best offensive work against mediocre defenders, case in point last night - Darius Garland.
-Struggles against good defenders, becomes much less efficient.
-Why not make him the Lou Williams 6th man type, he can work against bench guys and be efficient and provide a major bench spark.
-Just because he's paid a lot and KAT likes him doesn't mean the starting lineup is the best place for him to succeed.
-Jmac should start.
Nowell (small sample size, I know) - Culver - Okogie
Per 36
Points per 36
Nowell 21.0 > Culver 13.8 > Okogie 8.9
FG%
Nowell 47.2 (26.3 from 3) > 45.9 (25.8 from 3) > Okogie 37.9 (15.4 from 3)
Assists per 36
2.7 (Nowell) / 2.4 (Okogie) / 1.6 (Culver)
Turnovers per 36
1.4 (Okogie) 2.2 (Culver) 2.7 (Nowell)
Steals
1.7 (okogie) 1.4 (culver) .9 (Nowell)
Rebounding - Culver & Okogie are better rebounders, not debatable
Dribbling and ball handling ability
Nowell >>>> Culver >>>>>>>>>>> Okogie
As Nowell gets more time, he will increase his assist totals and cut down on turnovers. He's a better offensive player than both Culver and Okogie, moves and handles the ball way better than either, a much better shooter, and he's solid on defense guarding 1's and 2's. Again, unlesss you think either Okogie or Culver are just ridiculous all-world defenders and soooo much better than Nowell, who is a solid defender, why would you play them over Nowell?
Vandy / McDaniels >>>>> Juancho / Layman
-Do I really need to explain why?
Because I know DLo will never come off the bench as long as Saunders is coaching, we should go with a tighter rotation:
DLo / Beas / Ant / Vando or McD (depending on opponent matchup) / KAT
Bench rototational players - but no need to PLATOON them, starters need more minutes
Jmac - Nowell - Vando or McD / Reid
Try like hell to trade any player not in the rotation to get 1-2 picks in the upcoming draft, whether early 2nds or late firsts. Certainly you could get an early 2nd for Culver or Okogie. Maybe a team would go after Rubio at the deadline in need of a vet PG. I doubt Layman would bring back anything, maybe a mid/late 2nd, and there's no way a team would want Juancho with his contract.
Just my thoughts for the day