Warriors Roll Out a 2K Auto-Generated Starting Lineup Against the Magic
Underdog NBA reported: 'Lineup alert: Warriors will start Curry, Podziemski, Santos, Lendeborg, Green on Saturday.'
The are rolling out a starting five on Saturday that sounds like a generated roster in year four of a MyNBA franchise.
According to Underdog NBA, Steve Kerr is officially throwing rookie and Gui Santos into the starting mix alongside , , and for their matchup against the .
is still doing things, averaging 29.9 points per game and keeping this offense afloat. The Warriors are sitting at a solid 6-3 and shooting a league-best 38.9 percent from deep, but this frontcourt rotation is getting undeniably weird.
Starting a rookie forward and a Brazilian wing who was fighting for low-leverage rotation minutes just a few months ago next to two future Hall of Famers is objectively hilarious. It is the basketball equivalent of putting a spoiler and racing stripes on a 2012 Honda Civic and hoping nobody notices the engine is making a clicking sound.
For anyone firing up daily fantasy lineups or looking at player props, this throws a massive wrench into the projections. and Santos are going to get run, but trusting unproven role players with your money feels like a great way to ruin your weekend before the late games even tip off.
We will see if this hybrid experiment actually holds up against on Saturday night, or if Kerr is just throwing things at the wall to see what sticks before Monday's tilt with the .