07-31-2025, 02:07 PM
(07-31-2025, 11:18 AM)mvossman Wrote: Will they play the same role? I see Smart as the POA defender who can provide some secondary playmaking. Dorian is a big wing who can provide some spacing. Smart is the better defender but he has shot worse than 35% for the last 6 years and his overall efficiency is poor. I would argue Dorian has the better offensive fit with Luka. That reasonably healthy assumption is also dicey.
They were using DFS as point of attack defender as he was by far the best defender on the team (excluding Vando, who is unfortunately a total zero on offense). He was the primary defender on Edwards, for example. While DFS has shot a better percentage, he is just too limited on offense. He was scoring only 6ppg against Minnesota in the playoffs (and less than 8ppg in the regular season). I think they need more offense from such a heavy minute role, even if efficiency is a bit worse. It will be much more difficult to rest on Smart on defense than it was against DFS.