I would think there is differently the possibility of a trade down the road. Makes no since to have that many guards, and I know its a position-less league anymore but we are thin in the front court, thus a trade is imminent.
I don't know if it's quite as unbalanced as you suggest. Dame, CJ, Curry, Baldwin, and Simons are guards through and through, obviously. Trent and Stauskas, however, are a little bit bigger and could be run at the SF without too much difficulty. Also, with two of the seven being rookies, and three others being on 1-year-deals, I don't think it's a significant issue or necessarily portends a future trade.
A trade is definitely a future possibility, but I doubt one is imminent. Dame and CJ start, Curry and Baldwin play backup, Stauskas gets garbage time, Trent and Simons are G league assignments. Or, as Platy points out, Trent gets some minutes at SF.
Dame- PG CJ- SG/PG (I would never play him at PG but Terry will) Turner- SG/SF/PG Baldwin- PG (but has the size to guard twos and some threes) Trent- SG/SF (Olshey said he will start off at SF) Stauskas- SG/SF (I wouldnt play him at SF, but if Terry played Connaughton there, hell play Stauskas there as well) Simons- (doesn’t really matter, I dont think they’re expecting him to play)
S/Fs...Mo, ET, Stauskas, Layman, Trent...of the 8 frontcourt players the 2 guards and S/Fs are mostly guys that can play 2 or 3 front court positions...Trent is the smallest in that group...Layman can play PF or SF
I hope so. I think he has what it takes to play immediately. Well find out in preseason but I think hes got a chance. Ideally wed get to the point where we dont have to rely on CJ at all with the second unit.
I think he will at some point in the season. Stotts has a history of not playing rookies much, so Trent is going to have to really shine in camp to earn minutes early in the season.
Wonder what the default second unit will look like before guys win/lose jobs. CJ Curry Turner Swanigan Collins That’s my guess. Looking at that, I’d almost rather put Turner at PF and insert Stauskas, Layman, or Trent. I just dont think Swanigan is ready.
I think Layman gets run before Swanigan does. We love putting those 2nd round picks out there in their 3rd year.
Neil has actually stated that during the off season he'd looking for possible trade. I think trades will heat up some before the start of the season, and there is no doubt in my mind if the right he's shopping for the next piece.
I think Gary Trent gets some run because his game is based on being active instead of just breaking people down. Reminds me a little of Dillon Brooks who I would love to have on our team. Some people just understand where to be on the court to succeed. #highbbiq!
I don't disagree that the team wants/needs a trade, but it's a case of when does the opportunity arise for the right trade? That could happen between now and camp or not until the deadline.
I think Nik and Trent will be battling for minutes between Sg and SF rotation. To me Baldwin is not automatically in the rotation especially if Cj comes in with the 2nd unit. I think Stotts will try to use Layman has a stretch 4. But hopefully Stotts will give Cj and Dame more rest by not using them with 2nd unit. To me the 2nd unit in preseason will be Curry Nik/ Trent Zach swanigan/Layman. I believe Stotts will play with that in preseason.
I guess Layman is worth a look as a stretch four. Don’t know if he has the strength for it, but if he plays up to his skill set, he would provide mismatches on the other end of the court. He moves pretty well off the ball, cant imagine someone like Derrick Favors chasing him around.
