Free Agency Draft - CHAMPIONSHIP - Mr Ringer vs durantbird

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Free Agency Draft - CHAMPIONSHIP - Mr Ringer vs durantbird 

Post#1 » by durantbird » Yesterday 10:35 am

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).

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Re: Free Agency Draft - CHAMPIONSHIP - Mr Ringer vs durantbird 

Post#2 » by durantbird » Yesterday 12:13 pm

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PG: Tyrese Haliburton 25' - 13.8
SG: Jrue Holiday 21' - 13.9
SF: Paul George 18' - 17.0
PF: Kevin Durant 17' - 16.5
C: Rudy Gobert 24' - 8.1

Bench: Tayshaun Prince 03' - 3.0
Bench: Harrison Barnes 15' - 8.0
Bench: Serge Ibaka 12' - 7.4

Rotation:
PG: Tyrese Haliburton 38 / Jrue Holiday 10
SG: Jrue Holiday 28 / Paul George 14 / Tasyhaun Prince 6
SF: Paul George 24 / Harrison Barnes 18 / Prince 4 / Durant 2
PF: Kevin Durant 36 / Serge Ibaka 12
C: Rudy Gobert 34 / Serge Ibaka 14

87.7/88

vs

Curry 38 \ Fisher 10
Edwards 38 \ JDub 10
JDub 30 \ Battier 18
Wallace 38 \ Battier 10
Allen 33 \ Thompson 15

Matchup:
- Defensive assignments: Holiday on Curry, Haliburton on JDub, George on Edwards, Durant on Wallace, Gobert on Allen. Durant helps off Rasheed, mainly on JDub.
- We match up pretty nicely here. Holiday on Curry is huge, he's one of the best options you can throw at Steph, and we've got a lot of length to disrupt him in other ways including George, Durant, Hali, Prince and Barnes. George and Durant are both versatile defenders who match up nicely against both Rasheed and the wing duo of Edwards-JDub. Durant is versatile enough to also guard Allen at the rim with Gobert switching to Rasheed, and we're pretty comfortable with him cheating off the bigs to help out with perimeter threats like JDub or Edwards. While Haliburton isn’t known as a lockdown defender, he held up well in the 2025 playoffs and wasn’t easily hunted. His size and instincts make him a slightly positive defender in this context. Gobert is up for a pretty effective series as well and is going to deny easy looks for Edwards JDub or Rasheed at the rim, as he can stay to the basket for most game against Jarrett Allen.
- Our offense revolves around elite synergy. Haliburton, Durant, and George offer scoring, playmaking, and spacing in ways that complement each other.
- While the opposing group certainly has talent and firepower, I think Curry Edwards don't click as nicely as Haliburton-Durant-George in terms of offensive flow. JDub and Edwards - while both can bring the ball up the floor and have respectable decision making - they're nowhere at the level of Draymond who fed Steph his entire career as an elite facilitator, so it raises a legitimate question of how fluid their offense will be.
- We feature three playoff-tested contributors in Prince, Barnes, and Ibaka—all of whom have excelled in secondary roles on deep, competitive teams. Crucially, Barnes and Ibaka provide the most reliable offensive production off the bench on either side, giving us valuable scoring support without sacrificing defense. On the other side, the bench is thinner: Fisher and Battier offer experience and defensive IQ, but less offensive punch and declining athleticism.
- We believe our defensive matchups are highly favorable, especially with Holiday on Curry and the rim protection Gobert offers. While the other side leans heavily on individual creation, our trio thrives on ball movement, spacing, and smart decision-making. Haliburton, Durant, and George complement each other’s games in a way that keeps the offense fluid and adaptable.
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Re: Free Agency Draft - CHAMPIONSHIP - Mr Ringer vs durantbird 

Post#3 » by Mr Ringer » Today 12:31 am

Stephen Curry 15' - 16.8
Anthony Edwards 25' - 20.4
Jalen Williams 25' - 16.9
Rasheed Wallace 08' - 11.3
Jarrett Allen 25' - 7.8

Derek Fisher 12' - 5.5
Shane Battier 12' - 4.5
Tristan Thompson 18' - 4.4
87.6/88

Rotation:

Curry 38 \ Fisher 10
Edwards 38 \ JDub 10
JDub 30 \ Battier 18
Wallace 38 \ Battier 10
Allen 33 \ Thompson 15


Defensive assignments:
Steph on Jrue, Ant on Hali, JDub on PG, Sheed on KD, Jarrett Allen on Gobert

On perhaps (for me personally) Steph's best defensive season he's a solid perimeter guard and he covers holiday good, Hali is a great floor-general for this team but Ant, being stronger, quicker, more athletic and just as smart is the perfect solution for him.
While PG and KD both are elite scorers from all ranges and levels, JDub and Sheed are perfect to guard them. JDub can use his athleticism and quickness to overcome PG threat and Sheed is a tough, physical, yet mobile defender who can close down Durant great anywhere, with Jarrett being great rebounder and rim-protector inside as usual, also stopping easily Rudy, who's limited on offense.

On offense I got as usual my great all-around attack, with 4 players who can literally score on high volume high percentage from anywhere on the floor
Hali is the great defensive liability in this match-up and JDub will expose it for sure. KD might come to help but he is not a good enough defender to still lock down Sheed in the mix of that, giving my wings, who also has the physical advantage, the upper hand
On the perimeter my assignment is way harder, with the two best defenders DB has to offer but I got in my side two of the best offensive tools one could get.
Both scoring insanely from outside, both can get inside, both can pass and find the open men.
Steph is much quicker than Jrue and can shake-off Jrue as much as possible
Ant is one the most unique, athletic guards ever and can use this advantages even against PG.

DB built this team very good and I liked it a lot from the beginning but I believe my team has just the exact, very special answer for it both on defense and on attack.
My stronger sides are just where DB is vulnerable and I believe I can get the edge in this match up

Best of luck DB, respect

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