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[mvossman]

Incorrect. He's the PG. 

On defense, he plays forward, for sure. Not always the 3, though. He plays the 4 quite a bit, too. 

But, the guy with the ball in his hands (above the break, and even bringing the ball up) 97% of the time IS, FACTUALLY, the point guard.

Yeah, its what makes doing lineup depth charts awkward because Luka is always going to be the point when he is on the floor, but generally a forward when playing defensively.  It also probably makes substitutions a little more complicated.  You can't simply replace him with another PG, or our undersized lineup becomes even more undersized.  If you are leaving Kyrie on the floor while Luka goes out, then you want to bring in a forward to fill his defensive spot, but we don't have one that can handle secondary playmaking, so other changes may need to be made.  There are a lot of advantages to having a point forward, but it does make the rotations interesting to manage.