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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.

On paper it should make things easier because you can go big/small and still have enough ballhandling on the floor but for whatever reason the Mavs cannot make it work. A big playmaker should be an advantage. Teams that want a similiar level of playmaking/shot creation on the floor that a Luka/Kyrie duo can offer usually have to go small. For example the Lillard/McCollum Blazers.
Problem isn´t the size or position. Problem is that Luka isn´t a good defender (or at least not good enough on a consistent basis) no matter where he plays. Same for Kyrie. Meaning that the Mavs always need at least one legit "small" and one "legit" big wing/forward" defender next to them.