Pick 2 to start your team

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Pick 2 to start your team 

Post#1 » by durantbird » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:02 pm

Assume you are building a new team and given the option to start it with 2 of the following 9 players:

Paolo Banchero
Tyrese Maxey
Josh Giddey
Scottie Barnes
Chet Holmgren
Cade Cunningham
Franz Wagner
LaMelo Ball
Alperen Sengun

Who are you picking?

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Re: Pick 2 to start your team 

Post#2 » by Colbinii » Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:10 pm

Cade and Chet
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Re: Pick 2 to start your team 

Post#3 » by parsnips33 » Fri Oct 27, 2023 5:33 pm

I think maybe Melo and Chet, but Wagner makes me think

Just remembered that Warriors could have had both Melo and Wagner lol
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Re: Pick 2 to start your team 

Post#4 » by rk2023 » Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:05 pm

Cade Cunningham and Franz Wagner would be my pick with ceiling considered.
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Re: Pick 2 to start your team 

Post#5 » by DCasey91 » Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:10 pm

I’d happily take Lamelo and either Banchero/Barnes. Run a very good two man game with either and build a team setup around that.
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Re: Pick 2 to start your team 

Post#6 » by Ron Swanson » Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:27 pm

Cade and Paolo. Gimme the foundation of an elite offense and I'm confident I can find a few 3&D players to surround them with.
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Re: Pick 2 to start your team 

Post#7 » by JimmyFromNz » Sat Oct 28, 2023 12:09 am

Any combo of

Cade
LaMelo

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Paolo
Chet

I think they've clearly got the best combination of current skill and ceiling.
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Re: Pick 2 to start your team 

Post#8 » by homecourtloss » Sat Oct 28, 2023 1:35 am

Chet and Cade.
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Re: Pick 2 to start your team 

Post#9 » by wafflzgod » Sun Oct 29, 2023 6:55 pm

Give me Cade Cunningham and Chet Holmgren
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