Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[mvossman]

Good thing basketball teams don't use hockey shifts. Fun fact, I read somewhere the starting five of an NBA team only plays together an average of around 10 minutes per game. Bench guys even less. Obviously that varies per team.

They don't, but generally the top 8-10 guys get most of the minutes, and if that consists of a starting lineup that doesn't have great spacing and a second unit that is worse, your team is probably going to have issues with spacing, and having good shooters on the back of the bench is not going to make enough of a difference.