In a league that’s increasingly a poker game featuring a deck with more poisoned cards than useful ones, the Pelicans boast one of the more potent long-term hands.
Michael Porter Jr. is a load-bearing pillar of the Nuggets’ offense; even if he can’t create his own shot in a traditional sense, he needs to leverage his presence and his movement to create shots for the whole team.
Tom Thibodeau has always loved to play his best players a lot of minutes, but he rarely plays small. This season, in order to fulfill the former, he will likely have to compromise on the latter.
The ends of Embiid and George’s primes will be determined by the beginning of Maxey’s. Together, the three of them are a fascinating fit: they’re seemingly aligned in what they do on the court, but dramatically different in how.
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September 16, 2024 | 2:30 pm
