The NBA offseason is far from over, but there are still plenty of potential on-court lineups that are tantalizing. Here are five we can’t wait to see.
While many NBA teams are clearly far from their final product, plenty of teams seem to be content with what they’ve done — or haven’t done — this offseason and are gearing up for the season ahead.
There’s more talent than ever in the NBA, and players of all different sizes have more range in their game than was even manageable a mere two decades ago. With this blend of diverse talent, there are endless intriguing lineup combinations worth hypothesizing about.
Small ball lineups, point center lineups, five-out lineups, lineups with multiple bigs, lineups with multiple point guards, and lineups with zero point guards (almost). You name it, there’s a team that could try it.
Can Kevin Durant play center? What about point guard? What about Bruce Brown? Can Victor Wemabnyama be a point center? Can Chet Holmgren? What role can’t Franz Wagner play?
The ideas and options are truly endless, and the most entertaining part of this exercise is recognizing how many of these potential lineups could easily be turned into another interesting one by just swapping out one player.
There are certainly plenty of other options we could’ve discussed here, but these five stood out to us.
Lastly, it’s worth noting that the Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, and Philadelphia 76ers were intentionally excluded from this exercise given the likelihood that at least some of them will be making big trades that dramatically shake up their respective rosters.