im surprised they didn't make at least 1 other move to shuffle a wing for a back up big, but if they couldn't get rid of Simmons I think the only minutes left for him are first big off the bench in sort of a Diaw role. maybe they still add another C in the buyout market?
the rest of the year should be all about establishing an elite defense and giving Cam Thomas a chance to be the lead scorer. my starting 5 would be:
Dinwiddie
Cam T
Bridges
Cam J
Claxton
DFS, Oneale, Simmons, Patty as the key group off the bench. Note: they have the rights to this top 9 through next year.
Seth and Yuta when healthy are 10/11. I figured Seth would get traded but maybe he finds a 6th man scoring role.
Sumner, Sharpe, Smith probably scratched most of the time (hopefully Harris too).
not a ton to play for the rest of the year but i think if jacque can start establishing an identity on D and keep the Cam breakout going that will be a good launching point to a future suddenly looking a lot brighter.
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