'25 Playoff Rotation Predictions: A Collaborative Deep Dive

[Smitty]

In the WCF Finals last year:

Luka 40 | Exum 5
Kyrie 40 | Hardy 10
DJJ 33 | Green 19
PJW 39 | Maxi 11
Gafford 25 | Lively 22

In the Finals last year:

Luka 39 | Exum 8
Kyrie 39 | Hardy 7
DJJ 23 | Green 20 | THJ 12
PJW 33 | Maxi 16
Gafford 15 | Lively 23

The Mavs won't drop to an 8-man rotation like some teams do. In the finals, 10 players played in all 5 games and THJ played in 4. 
In the WCF, 9 players would have played in all 5 games if not for the Livley injury. Same for the first two rounds, 9-10 player rotations.



Guards: Luka and Kyrie will play ~80 minutes. Bench Guard (Dinwiddie) gets the ~16 minutes.
Wings: Klay and PJW will play ~60 minutes. Bench Wings (Grimes & Naji) get the ~36 minutes.
Centers: Lively and Gafford will play ~48 minutes. Bench Big (Kleber) is the 10th, if healthy and matchup dictates play time over Gafford.

As it stands today, that's the clear 9-10 man playoff rotation.