[TRC1991Participant]

Denver Nuggets

PG – Emmanuel Mudiay

SG – Jamal Murray

SF – Danilo Gallinari

PF – Kenneth Faried

C – Nikola Jokic

2nd Team

PG – Jameer Nelson

SG – Gary Harris

SF – Will Barton 

PF – Wilson Chandler

C – Jusuf Nurkic 

 

Minnesota Timberwolves

PG – Ricky Rubio

SG – Zach Lavine

SF – Andrew Wiggins

PF – Karl Anthony-Towns

C – Gorgui Dieng

2nd Team

PG – Tyus Jones

SG – Kris Dunn

SF – Shabazz Muhammad

PF – Jordan Hill

C – Nikola Pekovic 

 

Oklahoma City Thunder

PG – Russell Westbrook

SG – Victor Oladipo

SF – Andre Roberson

PF – Enes Kanter

C – Steven Adams

2nd Team

PG – Cameron Payne

SG – Anthony Morrow

SF – Kyle Singler

PF – Ersan Ilyasova

C – Domantas Sabonis

 

Portland Trail Blazers

PG – Damian Lillard

SG – C.J. McCollum

SF – Evan Turner

PF – Ed Davis

C – Mason Plumlee

2nd Team

PG – Shabazz Napier

SG – Allen Crabbe

SF – Al Farouq-Aminu

PF – Meyers Leonard

C – Festus Ezeli

 

Utah Jazz

PG – George Hill

SG – Alec Burks

SF – Gordon Hayward

PF – Derrick Favors

C – Rudy Gobert

2nd Team

PG – Dante Exum

SG – Rodney Hood

SF – Joe Johnson

PF – Trey Lyles 

C – Boris Diaw

[dmo21Participant]

There are some tough ones here and most of the time the choices are up to preference. The only one I see worth mentioning is Murray starting in Denver. He is a rookie and they have Harris and Barton who could start instead. Plus, they don’t have much for a backup point guard right now so I feel Murray will play that role more. It’s also been talked about that he will have to earn his minutes next year, so that’s another reason why I don’t see him starting.

[festar35Participant]

The OKC Thunder still look like a really good team. They have nice depth and are still very young growing side.

[Prime TimeParticipant]

Line ups can be tough to predict sometimes.

If I’m Denver, I’m starting Gary Harris over Jamal Murray. 

If I’m Portland, I start Al Farouq-Aminu over Evan Turner. Al is a better defender which the first unit could use. Evan needs the ball in his hands to be effective, but he won’t have that with Lillard and McCollum. I like the idea of Turner being the primary playmaker for the second unit. 

 

 

 

 

[Jr. ROXASParticipant]

Terry Stotts did confirm though when he was a guest commentator in the summer league that Evan will start at SF and Aminu will play the 4.

 

I believe they’re trying to replicate the Dubs model on offense. Evan will be the Draymond/Iggy on offense setting up the offense while CJ and Dame come off a million screens just like Steph and Klay. Theyre offense last year was actually pretty warriors like with CJ and Dame playing off the ball often. Plumlee was their Bogut then.

 

 

[cozmojimParticipant]

What I’ve heard out of Portland is that they plan on starting Aminu at the 4, in a small ball type lineup. That’s what they did at the end of last year when they really started clicking.

[Ahkasi ClayParticipant]

 Hood will start ahead of Burk, 

on paper both the Jazz and Wolves are Impressive!

 

[The GoatParticipant]

That Jazz team is deep. I think Exum will start by mid year and he has recovered because they had a very impressive defensive performance at the back end of his rookie year when they had him and Gobert on court together. I expect they’ll play Exum and Hill together for long stretches too.

[Captain LParticipant]

 As. Jazz fan, I agree Hood will start over Burks, Hill over Exum for a few months anyway and then if Exum produces like they think , he could take over the starting point guard spot . 

I’m big Murray fan but  I see Harris starting for Denver, especially to start the season.

I agree Turner will be best off the bench and I’m not sure I see Davis as their starting 4,

 

[ZachAttackParticipant]

 All the Jazz fans have stated it already but Burks will more than likely come off the bench. I think he and Lyles will be monsters off the bench.

[OhCanada-Participant]

 Very competitive division. Its nice to see all teams looking to compete for the division title in preseason. I really have no clue how they will finish in the standings. Right now I would ranked them.

1.OKC

1.Portland

3.Utah

4.Minnesota

5.Denver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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