One Time Draft R1 - Fadeaway_J* vs. Stan

[Fadeaway_J]

Here is a quick list of what you need in your writeup.

1. Specific years for each player on your team
2. Rotations and minutes for each player
3. Reasoning as to why your team will win and/or why people should vote for you.

Do not vote in this thread until both managers have submitted their writeups. Once the writeups are posted, I will add a poll, and the team with the most votes after 24 hours will advance. EACH MANAGER SHOULD ALSO VOTE FOR THEIR OWN TEAM IN THE POLL - IF YOU FAIL TO DO THIS, YOU ARE SIMPLY GIVING AWAY A VOTE. If the votes are tied, we will decide the matchup via AI vote.

You are not required to state or explain your vote, but you are free to comment in the thread if you want to.

If writeups aren't posted within 24 hours, we will vote solely based on the players they have drafted (and any rotations they have posted on their roster page).

[Fadeaway_J]

Starters
C - Tyson Chandler (2011-12)

Spoiler:

11.3 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 0.9 apg, 0.9 spg, 1.4 bpg, .679 FG%, .689 FT%, .708 TS%
- Led the NBA in FG%, TS%
- Defensive Player of the Year
- All-NBA Third Team
- All-Defensive Second Team

PF - Anthony Davis (2019-20)

Spoiler:

26.1 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.5 spg, 2.3 bpg, .503 FG%, .333 3P%, .846 FT%, 72 3P (1.2 pg), .610 TS%
- NBA Champion
- NBA All-Star
- All-NBA First Team
- All-Defensive First Team

SF - Andrew Wiggins (2021-22)

Spoiler:

17.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.0 spg, 0.7 bpg, .466 FG%, .393 3P%, .634 FT%, 157 3P (2.2 pg), .560 TS%
- NBA Champion
- NBA All-Star

SG - Tracy McGrady (2002-03)

Spoiler:

32.1 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 5.5 apg, 1.7 spg, 0.8 bpg, .457 FG%, .386 3P%, .793 FT%, 173 3P (2.3 pg), .564 TS%
- Led the NBA in ppg, PER (30.3), OWS (13.2), WS/48 (.262), OBPM (9.8), BPM (10.5), VORP (9.3)
- NBA All-Star
- All-NBA First Team

PG - Kyle Lowry (2017-18)

Spoiler:

16.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 6.9 apg, 1.1 spg, 0.2 bpg, .427 FG%, .399 3P%, .854 FT%, 238 3P (3.1 pg), .598 TS%
- NBA All-Star

Bench
F - Richard Jefferson (2015-16)

Spoiler:

5.5 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.8 apg, 0.4 spg, 0.2 bpg, .458 FG%, .382 3P%, .677 FT%, 66 3P (0.9 pg), .585 TS%
- NBA Champion

F/G - Thabo Sefolosha (2011-12)

Spoiler:

4.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.1 apg, 0.9 spg, 0.4 bpg, .432 FG%, .437 3P%, .884 FT%, 31 3P (0.7 pg), .584 TS%

G - George Hill (2019-20)

Spoiler:

9.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.1 apg, 0.8 spg, 0.1 bpg, .516 FG%, .460 3P%, .842 FT%, 81 3P (1.4 pg), .659 TS%
- Led the NBA in 3P%

Rotations
C - Chandler (34), Davis (14)
PF - Davis (24), Wiggins (14), Jefferson (10)
SF - Wiggins (24), Sefolosha (18), Jefferson (6)
SG - McGrady (40), Hill (8)
PG - Lowry (37), Hill (11)

FGA Per Player

Spoiler:

Anthony Davis - 17.7
Tracy McGrady - 24.2
Kyle Lowry - 12.1
Tyson Chandler - 5.7
Andrew Wiggins - 14.0
Thabo Sefolosha - 3.7
George Hill - 6.4
Richard Jefferson - 4.2

Total: 88.0/88.0

T-Mac and AD is the most potent inside-outside pairing in this draft, with the former putting together a Jordanesque season as do-it-all wing scorer, and the latter being one of the greatest play-finishers the game has ever seen. Lowry complements them perfectly as a dynamic pick-and-roll operator and floor general who can also space the floor, while Wiggins is a rich man's 3-and-D player with enough of an iso game to punish weaker defenders. Chandler ensures we have at least one dominant roll man on the court at all times. Hill, Thabo, and Jefferson slot neatly into their more orthodox 3-and-D roles off the bench. Defensively, we have two elite anchors who can protect the rim, switch out onto the perimeter, and control the glass. Lowry is a bulldog at the point of attack, while Wiggins and Thabo put the clamps on opposing wings.

Matchup
- Defensive assignments will be straight up. AD/Chandler has the combination of size, mobility, and intelligence to deal with the challenge posed by the Giannis-Porzingis combo. Cooper's lack of shooting at this stage of his career gives Lowry, an excellent help defender for a PG, the licence to roam and muck things up elsewhere.
- The Mullin/Reggie wing pairing creates some defensive challenges for Stan. Cooper is the only starter who has any business guarding peak T-Mac, but that would force either Reggie or Mullin to defend an All-Star PG which is a disaster waiting to happen. Wiggins is also capable of exploiting this weakness, especially since he won't be a primary focus for the opposing defense like he was in Minnesota.
- We have a pretty sizeable advantage in guard creation here with T-Mac and Lowry vs. Coop and Reggie. Giannis mitigates that to some degree but he's never been all that reliable as the clear #1 playmaker, particularly in the halfcourt.

Good luck Stan.

[Fadeaway_J]

Roster
2021 Giannis: 18
1990 Mullin: 16.3
2000 Reggie: 12.9
2024 Porzingis: 13.2
1984 Michael Cooper: 6.7
2003 Bowen: 5.8
2010 Hedo: 9.1
2021 Beverley: 5.9

87.9/88

Rotation
Cooper (36) Beverley (12)
Reggie (36) Bowen (12)
Mullin (36) Bowen (12)
Giannis (26) Hedo (22)
Porzingis (36) Giannis (12)

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Ready for votes. Stan, please vote for yourself as well, and post your writeup when you can.