The Hawks shake things up and give themselves some financial flexibility in the future. Christian Wood will take over as the starting PF where his outside shooting should help wth floor spacing issues. Jae Crowder will back up Wood and be called up on as a defesnive stopper to match up against other teams top offensive players. Reggie Bullock and Landry Shamet will be the top backup options at the SF & SG spots and should help improve the Hawks bench scoring.
Projected Hawks Depth Chart
C: Capella, Okwongu, Kaminski
PF: Wood, Crowder, Grifffin
SF: Hunter, Bullock, Johnson
SG: Murray, Shamet, Martin
PG: Young, Murray, Holiday
First 4 off the bench: Crowder, Bullock. Okwongu, Shamet
Off to mediocre start to the season, the Mavs makes a big move to help turn things around. The high flying John Collins will slide into the starting lineup as the Mavs PF where his scoring touch, rebounding and paint protection will be a big help. Dorian Finney-Smith will slide down to his natural SF spot. With Bullock traded away fan favorite Josh Green should have a regular spot in the Mavs rotation. Vit Krejci will provide wing depth.
Projected Mavs Depth Chart
C: Powell, McGee
PF: Collins, Klebba, Bertans
SF: Finney-Smith, Green, Krejci
SG: Dinwiddie, Hardaway, Pinson, Hardy
PG: Donicic, Campazzo, Ntilikina
First 4 off the bench: Hardaway, Green, Kleeba, McGee
The Suns finally pull the trigger on a Crowder deal to add some help on the wings. Bogdan Bogdanovic who is currently out with an injury is expected to be back in 1-2 months. He will likely be the primary backup option at both SG/SF and see close to 30 minutes per game. Bogdan's ballhandling & shooting skills will be a big boost to the Suns second unit. Veteran sharp shooter Justin Holiday will cover the backup SF spot until Bogi's ready & battle with Damion Lee for minutes once he is back.
Projected Suns Depth Chart
C: Ayton, Biyombo, Landale
PF: Johnson, Craig, Saric
SF: Bridges,(Bogdonovic), Holiday,
SG: Booker, (Bogdonovic), Lee, Okogie
PG: Paul, Payne, Washington
First 4 off the bench: Bogdanovic, Payne, Craig, Biyombo