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Good summer so far but how much better is this team?

'22-23 ------------> 23-24
October Starters
Luka --------------> Luka
Dinwiddie --------> Kyrie (Adds offense)
Bullock ------------> Green (Adds energy, subtracts experience & shooting. Thybulle would've been nice)
DFS ----------------> Williams (Is GW an upgrade over DFS?)
McGee -------------> Lively (Doubt DL starts, but should get 8 min / half)
Bench
Kleber --------------> Kleber
Wood ---------------> Holmes (Remains to be seen what RH brings)
THJ -----------------> THJ
Powell --------------> Powell
Green ---------------> Hardy / Curry (Adds offense, subtracts defense & size)

I think Kyrie is not only better on offense but defensively over SD as well. That difference alone is enough to get us out of the play-in IMO. I also fully agree with what KL said about a full training camp (and have said so in the past, also Kyrie said it at the end of the season too). 

If those pictures and reports about Luka working hard in the offseason are true and accurate, he is going to be a beast this year (unlike before). If he’s on a mission, I’m not putting anything past him.

Bullock to Green? Really? Pinson would be an improvement, did you see that triple double game??? Bullock may bounce back this year, but last year he had no business being on the court for the role he was supposed to play. Green is a pretty big upgrade even if he stays stagnant to 22-23 Bullock. Hoping for another big jump though.

DFS to Williams. Here’s the thing, the hope is that GWill is better than 21-22 DFS cause last year, his defense slipped as well. If their defense is at least a wash (from 21-22), I have no doubt GWill’s offense is better.

I think the C group should probably be put on display in this scenario cause we have the benefit of knowing how it played out last season but have no idea how it will this one.

Powell        Powell
Holmes       McGee
Lively         Wood
Maxi           Maxi

Holmes and Lively are total wildcards in this. The duo just has to be better than Wood for this team. That’s offense for defense, so I’m liking the odds that we are better there.

Bench I think is deeper, especially if OMax impresses and Exum can be better than Burk (I realize he wasn’t on last year’s team, but the role was missed IMO.).