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Build a 5-man best lineup for the 2022 Playoffs. Teams are not required to adhere to positional designations. $12 budget.

Point Guard wrote:$5 Steph Curry
$4 Chris Paul, Ja Morant, Jrue Holiday
$3 Kyrie Irving, Trae Young
$2 Darius Garland, Dejounte Murray, Fred VanVleet, Kyle Lowry, LaMelo Ball
$1 D'Angelo Russell, Jalen Brunson, Marcus Smart, Mike Conley, Tyrese Maxey
$0 Cam Payne, Coby White, De'Anthony Melton, Devonte' Graham, Monte Morris, Patrick Beverly, Patty Mills, Reggie Jackson

Shooting Guard wrote:$5 Luka Doncic
$4 Devin Booker, Donovan Mitchell, James Harden
$3 CJ McCollum, Jaylen Brown, Zach Lavine
$2 Ant Edwards, Desmond Bane, Jordan Poole, Klay Thompson, Terry Rozier, Tyler Herro
$1 Alex Caruso, Derrick White, Gary Trent Jr, Grayson Allen, Jordan Clarkson, Kevin Huerter, Reggie Bullock, Seth Curry, Spencer Dinwiddie
$0 Ayo Dosunmu, Caris LeVert, Lonnie Walker IV, Luke Kennard, Terrance Mann

Small Forward wrote:$6 Kevin Durant
$5 Jayson Tatum
$4 Jimmy Butler, Paul George
$3 DeMar DeRozan, Khris Middleton, Mikal Bridges
$2 Brandon Ingram, OG Anunoby
$1 Andrew Wiggins, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Bojan Bogdanovic, Cam Johnson, Dillon Brooks, Marcus Morris Sr, Matisse Thybulle, Norman Powell, Pat Connaughton, Royce O'Neale, Will Barton
$0 Bruce Brown, Danny Green, Devin Vassell, Duncan Robinson, Isaac Okoro, Kelly Oubre Jr

Power Forward wrote:$6 Giannis Antetokounmpo
$4 Pascal Siakam
$3 Draymond Green, Jaren Jackson Jr
$2 Evan Mobley, Miles Bridges, Scottie Barnes
$1 Aaron Gordon, DeAndre Hunter, Dorian Finney-Smith, Herbert Jones, Jae Crowder, Jarred Vanderbilt, Keldon Johnson, Nic Batum, Otto Porter Jr, P.J. Tucker, P.J. Washington, Robert Covington, Tobias Harris
$0 Danilo Gallinari, Jeff Green, Jonathan Kuminga, Kyle Anderson, Lauri Markkanen, Maxi Kleber, Torrey Craig

Center wrote:$6 Nikola Jokic
$5 Joel Embiid
$4 Karl-Anthony Towns
$3 Bam Adebayo, Rudy Gobert
$2 Deandre Ayton, Jarrett Allen
$1 Al Horford, Bobby Portis, Brook Lopez, Clint Capela, Dwight Powell, Jakob Poeltl, Jonas Valanciunas, Kevin Love, Nikola Vucevic, Steven Adams
$0 Andre Drummond, Chris Boucher, Ivica Zubac, Jaxson Hayes, Kevon Looney, Mason Plumlee, Montrezl Harrell, Nemanja Bjelica, Precious Achiuwa

I like

Smart $1
Mitchell $4
George $4
Bridges $2
Draymond $3
and a dollar for a Steven Adams in case of a fight

edit: Wait, wrong Bridges. I want Mikal for $3. Sorry, Steven.

Joel Embid - $5
Robert Covington - $1
Jimmy Butler - $4
Luke Kennard - $0
Darius Garland - $2

If I did a Jokic team then maybe...

Nikola Jokic - $6
Evan Mobley - $2
Bojan Bogdanovic - $1
Anthony Edwards - $2
Mike Conley - $1

Steven Adams
Dorian Finney Smith
Paul George
Luka Doncic
Jalen Brunson

Team Luka
Smart $1
Luka $5
OG $2
DFS $1
Bam $3

Team Curry
Curry $5
Caruso $1
Middleton $3
Herb Jones $1
Draymond $3

Team Jokic
Jokic $6
Mobley $2
Wiggins $1
Caruso $1
Smart $1

Team Giannis
Giannis $6
Tucker $1
Brooks $1
Brown $3
Smart $1

N Jokic - $6
L Markannen - $0
D Robinson - $0
S Curry - $1
S Curry - $5.

Bombs away.

Luka Doncic $5
Alex Caruso $1
Mikal Bridges $3
Khris Middleton $3
Ivaca Zubac $0

Jrue
PG
Mikal
DFS
Looney

Lock em down

Jokic
Mobley
Thybulle
Caruso
Smart

Garland $2
Pat Bev $0
Middleton $3
Barnes $2
Embiid $5

Marcus Smart 1
Luka Doncic 5
Mikal Bridges 3
Dorian Finney-Smith 1
Deandre Ayton 2

Steph - 5
Duncan Robinson - 0
Danny Green - 0
Giannis - 6
Horford - 1

Monte Morris - 0
Ayo Dosunmu - 0
Isaac Okoro - 0
Giannis - 6
Jokic - 6

Team Nigeria featuring honorary Nigerian Nikola Jokic.

PG: Pat Bev ($0)
SG: Jaylen Brown ($3)
SF: Miles Bridges ($2)
PF: Crowder ($1)
C: Giannis ($6)

Good luck scoring.

I really think Doncic at $5 and Bam at $3 are high value options here (we're talking MVP and DPOY caliber talents) who fit amazingly together so I'm building my team around them:

C - Bam $3
F - Anunoby $2
F - Ingram $2
G - Monte $0
G - Doncic $5

Team pretty much has it all. Fit, switchable defense, length, athleticism, shooting, ball-handling, ball-movement, bonafide primary/secondary/tertiary scorers and one of the premier heliocentric centerpieces who also happens to be playoff resilient

Maxey - 1
Brown - 3
Thybulle - 1
Giannis - 6
Vuc - 1