If Max is for real I'd seriously consider staggering DLO and Reaves mins. That way he's not out there with Vincent too much. Instead have another play making guard on the floor with him.
Although a Vincent/Christie backcourt has potential defensively.
Though it's not the way most coaches like to do things, could make sense to start Max or Gabe and have D-Lo lead the team off the bench. D-lo's playmaking is redundant in a starting lineup that already has Bron, Reeves, Rui, and AD.
It's dependent on one of them being a good enough three point shooter to draw coverage though. If they can't keep defenses honest, then you have to start d-lo.
Who do y'all have starting next season Rui or Vando?
Rui not getting paid 17M to come off the bench
i think they’re more invested in getting Rui better than Vando which seems about right. Rui is so far ahead offensively that you just hope his defense gets better which he’s already pretty decent.
The way things are right now, you gotta start Rui but tell him that he must commit to continuing to improve defensively and take threes, while giving him opportunities to get his too. If they played him off the bench, there's too much danger that he stagnates and just stays the same player.
Lakers have the chance to run an offensively elite starting lineup and then give heavy minutes to a run-and-gun second unit that could put points up too.
Reaves
Max - if he hits threes
Bron
Rui
AD
D-Lo
Gabe
Prince
Vandy
Hayes
There's potential to play that 2nd unit a good 20 minutes a game, with a first unit player like Reeves showing then up wherever they happen to be lacking any particular night. Let Cam work his way in, especially with the inevitable injuries.
The season goal should be to try and play Bron and AD no more than 30 minutes a night even if that means you win 50-55 games instead of 55-60 games. A healthy AD/Bron and 10 court-tested players you're comfortable having out there by playoff time would be a huge cheat code.
