BOTH SIDES WIN

HOUSTON: I THINK PART OF THE REASON HOUSTON HAS BUILT UP THIS CENTER DEPTH IS KNOWING THEY ARE GOING TO MOVE SENGUN. HE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO BE THE FOCAL POINT OF THEIR OFFENSE AND NOT ATHLETIC ENOUGH TO KEEEP UP THE DEFENSIVE IDENTITY. DESPARATE FOR A PG, LAMELO FITS THEIR TIMELINE AND IS KEEPS UP THEIR ATHLETIC, TALL IDENTITY. UDOKA WILL KEEP HIM IN CHECK AS THEY BECOME THE MOST TALENTED ROSTER IN BASKETBALL. THEY CAN RUN SMALL BALL LINEUPS THAT STILL HAVE A HUGE HEIGHT ADVANTAGE WITH JABARI OR KD AT CENTER. CAN ALSO STILL RUN 2 BIG LINEUPS DUE TO THE 4/5 DEPTH.

LAMELO - AMEN - DURANT - JABARI JR - ADAMS

(FVV) - SHEPHERD - HOLIDAY - TATE - DFS - CAPELA

CHARLOTTE: THEY DECIDE THEY HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE LAMELO BUSINESS. THEY CASH IN HUGELY AND REBUILD AROUND A CORE OF MILLER, KNUEPPEL, SENGUN & BRIDGES. THE BALL MOVES BETTER, THEY HAVE THE GUARD DEPTH TO SURVIVE A YEAR AND LOCK UP THEIR FRONT COURT FOR THE NEXT 5+ YEARS. ALSO ADD A SOLID BACKUP IN EASON. LEADS TO A CULTURE IMPROVEMENT AND SENDS A MESSAGE TO THE REST OF THE TEAM. SENGUN RUNS THE OFFENSE WITH ELITE SIZE & WEAPONS AROUND HIM.

SEXTON - KNUEPPEL - MILLER - BRIDGES - SENGUN

MANN - GREEN - EASON - SALAUN - DIABATE - MCNEELEY