25' Top 8 Clubs Draft - Round 1 - Larry_Russell vs ReggiesKnicks*

[durantbird]

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).

[Larry_Russell]

PG: Steph Curry (2014-15) 16.8
24ppg, 4.3rpg, 7.7apg, 2spg, 44.5% on 8.1-3pta
MVP, NBA-1, AS, Champion

SG: Klay Thompson (2014-15) 16.9
21.7ppg, 3.2rpg, 3apg, 1.1spg, 0.8bpg, 44% on 7-3pta
MVP-10, NBA-3, AS, Champion

SF: Jaylen Brown (2023-24) 17.9
23ppg, 5.5rpg, 3.6apg, 1.2spg, 0.5bpg, 35.5% on 6-3pta
FMVP, 16th in All NBA voting, AS, Champion

PF: Larry Nance (1988-89) 12.6
17.2ppg, 8rpg, 2.2apg, 0.8spg, 2.8bpg
MVP-13, DEF-1, AS

C: Al Horford (2017-18) 10.5
13ppg, 7.5rpg, 4.7apg, 0.6spg, 1.1bpg, 43% on 3.1-3pta
DPOY-5, DEF-2, AS

PG/SG: Nikiel Alexander-Walker (2023-24) 6.6
8ppg, 2rpg, 2.5apg, 0.8spg, 0.5bpg, 39% on 4-3pta

SF/PF: Thabo Sefolosha (2011-12) 3.7
4.8ppg, 3rpg, 1.1apg, 1spg, 0.5bpg, 43.7% on 1.7-3pta

C: Chris Andersen (2010-11) 3
5.6ppg, 5rpg, 0.5apg, 0.5spg, 1.3bpg



PG: Curry (38) / NAW (10)
SG: Thompson (38) / NAW (10)
SF: Brown (38) / Sefolosha (10)
PF: Nance (38) / Sefolosha (10)
C: Horford (38) / Andersen (10)

88/88

Defemd straight upnwoth nance and Brown swapping onto bird to give differing looks.

Defense is awesome on my team but the offense is even better.

Steph, klay, brown, horford give me a legit 4 out offense with nance attacking with brown.

Unstoppable

[ReggiesKnicks]

Roster Year FGA
Larry Bird 1986 19.6
Jimmy Butler 2018 15.6
Myles Turner 2025 11.3
Shawn Kemp 1996 11.9
Nate McMillan 1996 4.3
Kyrie Irving 2015 16.5
Richard Jefferson 2016 4.2
Jeff Foster 2004 4.4

Total FGA 87.8

Rotation
PG: Kyrie Irving (38) Nate McMillan (10)
SG: Jimmy Butler (38) Nate McMillan (10)
SF: Larry Bird (28) Richard Jefferson (20)
PF: Shawn Kemp (36) Larry Bird (12)
C: Myles Turner (32) Jeff Foster (16)

Defensive Assignments: Turner > Nance, Kemp > Brown, Bird > Horford, Butler > Curry, Kyrie > Klay

-Bird-centric offense with a roster full of non-heliocentric players who fill key roles, with Kemp as a play-finisher and Turner providing key spacing at the 5.
-Turner/Kemp provides elite shot-blocking and rim protection against Brown/Nance downhill game and allows out perimeter defensive pieces to hug-up and chase Curry off the line.
-Mobile bigs in Bird/Kemp/Turner provide key Pick-and-Roll coverage against Curry and company
-Brown isn't a good enough passer of playmaker to unlock all of Curry/Klay off-ball gravity, while Butler/Kyrie can both capitalize on Bird's contagious passing and playmaking

[durantbird]

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voting is open, LR and RK please vote for yourself

[durantbird]

RK advances