The Blazers Are Rolling Out a Bizarre Starting Five, and It Might Actually Work
Underdog NBA tweeted: 'Lineup alert: Blazers will start Lillard, Cissoko, Avdija, Camara, Clingan on Tuesday.'
The are rolling out a starting lineup on Tuesday that looks like a 2K auto-generate glitch.
According to Underdog NBA, is starting alongside , , , and against the .
You have a franchise legend who just recovered from a torn Achilles sharing the floor with four guys who sound like a randomly generated draft class. It is the kind of roster construction that makes you wonder if the front office is playing 4D chess or just throwing darts at a whiteboard.
But here is the truly absurd part: it is actually working. The Blazers are sitting at 6-3 and a ridiculous 8-3 against the spread. If you have been blindly fading because they look like a rebuilding project, your bankroll is probably in intensive care.
has quietly turned into a legitimate offensive engine, leading the team with 22.3 points and 6.3 assists per game. Meanwhile, is vacuuming up 10 boards a night. They surround with enough length and defensive chaos to hide the fact that he is not exactly a lockdown defender at this stage of his career.
is coming off a brutal 125-103 reality check against the , which means this Tuesday night clash with the 8-2 Thunder is a massive prove-it spot. is a buzzsaw, and this game will tell us if 's weirdly effective start is a fluke or a real problem for the Western Conference.
The Blazers get the in a brutal back-to-back set starting tonight. If and his island of misfit toys can cover the spread against one of the best teams in the league, it might be time to stop laughing at and start paying attention.