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25.0 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.0 spg, 3.1 bpg, .512 FG%, .349 3P%, .827 FT%, 122 3P (1.9 pg), .626 TS% - Western Conference Finals MVP - Defensive Player of the Year - NBA All-Star - All-NBA First Team - All-Defensive First Team - Led the NBA in bpg, DRB% (33.9), BLK% (9.4), DWS (5.0), DBPM (4.2)
PF - Evan Mobley (2024-25)
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18.5 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 3.2 apg, 0.9 spg, 1.6 bpg, .557 FG%, .370 3P%, .725 FT%, 85 3P (1.2 pg), .633 TS% - Defensive Player of the Year - NBA All-Star - All-NBA Second Team - All-Defensive First Team
31.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 6.6 apg, 1.4 spg, 0.8 bpg, .553 FG%, .386 3P%, .879 FT%, 115 3P (1.7 pg), .665 TS% - Led the NBA in WS (15.2), WS/48 (.323) - NBA MVP - Clutch Player of the Year - NBA All-Star - All-NBA First Team
Our setup is in some ways a supercharged version of the 2025 Thunder, with SGA running the show on the perimeter and two highly versatile DPOY bigs locking down the interior. Klay's lethal shooting and ability to defend both guard spots make him a perfect fit next to SGA. Wemby draws his man away from the rim and creates even more space for SGA to operate in his midrange office. Iggy functions as a glue guy and secondary playmaker. Korver and Beverley provide additional shooting off the bench. Defensively, the two-headed monster of Wemby and Mobley makes the paint damn near impenetrable, while Klay, Iggy, Mbah a Moute, and Beverley can put the clamps on a variety of wings and guards. SGA is also underrated here as a rim protector at the guard position.
Matchup - Defensive assignments are straight up to start, although we will cycle through Klay, Iggy, and Mbah a Moute as options on Wade. - Wemby and Mobley will make Jokic and AD work hard for every inside basket, and also have the mobility to chase them out on the perimeter if needs be. Our combination of on-ball stoppers and rim protection give us a good shot at containing Wade. - We'll leverage Wemby's shooting against whichever big is guard him. If it's Jokic, we attack him by using Wemby to screen for both SGA and Klay; if it's AD, that compromises roddy's rim protection since Jokic isn't a factor in that regard.
C: Nikola Jokic 38 min / Steven Adams 10 min Pf: Anthony Davis 38 min / OG Anunoby 10 min Sf: OG Anunoby 28 min / Brent Barry 20 min Sg: Dwyane Wade 38 min / Delon Wright 10 min Pg: Kyle Lowry 38 min / Delon Wright 10 min
2023 Nikola Jokic 14.8 Category 6 2020 Anthony Davis 17.7 Category 5 2006 Dwyane Wade 18.8 Category 2 2018 Kyle Lowry 12.1 Category 1 2026 OG Anunoby 12 Category 8 2022 Delon Wright 3.5 Category 7 2025 Steven Adams 3 Category 4 2001 Brent Barry 6 Category 3
tfga: 87.9
offense
I think this is close to ideal Jokic Supporting cast. Everyone around him is an good shooter or great midrange shooter (like Wade ). So the floor will be spaced out. There are bunch of athletic freaks that can run pick and Roll/pop and catching lobs. Multiple guys that can take over the game scoring wise in Jokic, Wade , Davis and to lesser extend Lowry and OG.
All my starters are at their peaks or close to it and my bench guys are all playing at high level.
Wade is at his athletic peak and during the playoffs he averaged 28 pts on 59 ts% with limited spacing around him, now everyone is great shooter that will space the floor for him
Defensive matchup
Jokic on Evan Mobley Anthony Davis/ on Wemby Kyle Lowry/Brent Barry on Iggy OG Anunoby on Shai/Klay Wade on Klay/Shai
Everyone on my team is elite defender outside of Jokic and maybe Brent Barry but Jokic is smart defender and elite rebounder.
overall
Fade has great team that fits well together but so is mine. I think I got the talent advantage overall with three mvp type players vs two ( Jokic, Anthony Davis and Dwyane Wade vs Shai and Wemby ) and I prefer Kyle Lowry and OG vs older Iggy and Mobley
I got huge advantage on playmaking with arguably three of the 4 best in Jokic, Lowry and Wade vs Shai and when Shai Sits I could see Fade's team struggle on the offensive end
it's true that Jokic is not great defender but he has been on decent defensive teams when Gordon and other good players like KCP etc.. play next to him.
