Our best 5-man line-ups from last year and this year
February 11, 2026
Our best 5-man line-ups from last year and this year
4 comments
51 & 89 minutes lol. That lineup from last year leading into the NBA Cup looked nice before Jalen got hurt.
We definitely need a Trae/CJ guy who can be that number 1 option on any given night, take over bad 4th quarters and keep us in the game offensively when JJ is off the court.
That said, this archetype tends to be very bad on defense to the point where they’re unplayable on their off nights. Ideally the player here is paid ~15-20mil and is a vet type player so he can play off the bench leading the 2nd unit and we have the flexibility to bench (or at least not close with him) when the shots aren’t landing. Resigning CJ would be perfect here imo but if we don’t, we should look to replace him with a very similar player.
5 man lineups almost never get enough minutes to mean anything.
The sample is too small. What are the best line ups with something like 200+ minutes played for this year and 300+ for last year?
Edit: gotta precise this I guess, 4 men line ups are good enough imo. There should be more minutes for those.
4 comments
51 & 89 minutes lol. That lineup from last year leading into the NBA Cup looked nice before Jalen got hurt.
We definitely need a Trae/CJ guy who can be that number 1 option on any given night, take over bad 4th quarters and keep us in the game offensively when JJ is off the court.
That said, this archetype tends to be very bad on defense to the point where they’re unplayable on their off nights. Ideally the player here is paid ~15-20mil and is a vet type player so he can play off the bench leading the 2nd unit and we have the flexibility to bench (or at least not close with him) when the shots aren’t landing. Resigning CJ would be perfect here imo but if we don’t, we should look to replace him with a very similar player.
5 man lineups almost never get enough minutes to mean anything.
The sample is too small. What are the best line ups with something like 200+ minutes played for this year and 300+ for last year?
Edit: gotta precise this I guess, 4 men line ups are good enough imo. There should be more minutes for those.