These ideas do not take into account future FA or trade upgrades.
Notes
- Make Achiuwa the starting center
- Move Trent to the bench as 6th man
- Resign Boucher as backup big
- Sign Champagnie to NBA deal as 3-and-D bench player
- Let Thaddeus Young go - Better Shooter or Younger
- Move Birch to 3rd string 7K contract only - Better Shooter
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- Run offense through Barnes and Banton handling ball much more
- Turn Fred and Malachi into shooters more often than ball handlers
- Make Fred, OG, Malachi, Gary do catch and shoot 3 PTs mainly
- Make Fred and Gary shoot only from 3 PT line, not 5 feet back
- Have Pascal, Prec, Justin, Chris focus on catch and shoot 3 PTs
- Give ball to Pascal or Gary if near end of shot clock to score
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- Draft or add versatile athletic center with shooting potential
- Bench is Banton, Trent, Champagnie, Boucher, 2nd Rd Pick or FA
- Play the bench more and rest the starters more in season
- Playoff 7-8 might be Trent, Boucher, Banton/Champagnie
- If keep Young, make him small ball center, trade Birch if possible
- Bench would then be Banton, Trent, Champagnie, Boucher, Young
Lineup Option 1
- VanVleet - Banton
- Barnes - Trent
- Anunoby - Champagnie
- Siakam - Boucher
- Achiuwa - Draft Pick / Young / FA
Lineup Option 2
- VanVleet - Flynn
- Barnes - Banton
- Anunoby - Trent
- Siakam - Champagnie
- Achiuwa - Boucher