Depth Chart after summer league

[LooseCannon]

I like having the depth to withstand a couple of serious injuries.  No one's going to have to play hurt and that's a good thing.

[33_Larry Legend_33]

PG-Smart, Isiaih, Rozier
sg-Bradley, Hunter, Young
SF-Turner, Crowder, Jerebko, Perry Jones
PF-Sully, Lee, Mickey
C-Zeller, Amir, KO

Need to find room for Rozier and KO and Mickey.  Everyone is saying we have too many guards. I'm actually ok with this roster and getting rid of Turner ultimately.

The roster has 16 players, so someone will have to go because 15 is the limit. 

Reading the above posts, once again I don't get the hatred for Evan Turner.  You know, you can't win with a roster full of chuckers who stand outside the 3-point line.  Maybe I'm old-school, but I LOVE the mid-range jumper.  It's the lost art of today's NBA.  Turner is a rare guy who can create space, get his shot off the dribble, and nail that 15 footer with regularity.  Lest we forget, we just got rid of Bass - and he was money from that range.  I guarantee you that if Turner was let go, and this team couldn't hit the broad side of a barn from 3-point range, people here would be longing for Evan Turner.  He's not going to stump anyone's growth here.  Out of all our summer league guys, I see only Rozier and MAYBE Hunter getting minutes.  But Hunter has a LOT to learn and is fragile for the REAL NBA (not this faux-NBA summer league crap we've been watching).

I don't think Danny is done.  He still needs to move a couple pieces.  I think it's possible that Sully and Bradley are potential pieces to be dealt.  And I don't think Galinari is out of the picture entirely as the Nuggets are team-turmoil right now.

I like this roster, but it's still a 6-8 seed - and we're kidding ourselves if we think we're closer to contending...

[Kentuckyfan]

Ok, I'm looking at it a little differently than you guys

PG - Smart, Rozier
SG - Bradley, Thomas
SF - Turner, Crowder
PF - Lee, Sullinger
C - Zeller, Johnson

Young, Jones III, Hunter, Jerebko, Olynik, Mickey will be the odd men out of the rotation, but Olynik will get minutes....I see Young, Hunter, and Mickey spending time in the D-League, but I really like Mickey's ability to play much bigger than his size, Hunter and Young are still not developed enough for minutes.

[colincb]

See mine after the next trade.

[walker834]

Turner is a really good player who is coming into his own and is still young.  He and Bradley both could have huge  years if we surround them with shooters.

It's more a matter of we have too many players as it stands.  I like all these guys.  Someone is going to be the odd man out. It doesn't have to be Turner.

[Celtics4ever]

Thomas, Smart, Bradley, Turner, Rozier, Hunter, Young

Wings:

Crowder

Swings:

Jerebko, PJIII

Bigs:

Lee, Amir, Zeller, Sullinger, Olynyk, Mickey

Johnson can play swing too.  Young might be a swing too.  I actually think that with Stevens loving analytics, Oly might be ahead of Sully.

[pokeKingCurtis]

TP to 33_Larry Legend_33 and walker834 for the Turner (and AB) love.

Turner's game isn't pretty. Herky jerky athleticism, ugly shots...

But Turner's certainly impactful and uniquely talented.

Similar things could be said of AB. They just need the right situation. Perhaps just a bunch of shooters, like walker834 said.

The Danny Ainge "nobody's safe" cuts both ways. Pains me to say, RJ Hunter could be gone just as much as Marcus Smart could be, and likewise for AB.

But by the same token, AB won't be traded, just because. He didn't last year. If there's a chance he sustains good value in the future, more than the cost of maintaining him and more than the value he returns, he will stay. (Needless observation...but still)

[takeittotherim]

I believe the only D league time Hunter will see will be to rehab an injury. He has been working out and his shoulders and arms are already looking bigger than they were just 4 months ago. His playmaking and shot making abilities will force CBS to play him.  I believe he'll get meaningful minutes early in the season and could crack the starting lineup before the season ends.

[max215]

I had a whole rotation typed out, but it's too complicated. Brad's quasi-positionless basketball makes creating a depth chart very difficult. For example, Turner can play the 1, 2, or 3 in a traditional sense. Jerbeko can and will play the 3 and 4. Johnson and Lee will probably both play the 4 and 5. The only people on the team who can play only one position are probably IT, Zeller, and Bradley.

[PhoSita]

Thomas, Smart, Bradley, Turner, Rozier, Hunter, Young

Wings:

Crowder

Swings:

Jerebko, PJIII

Bigs:

Lee, Amir, Zeller, Sullinger, Olynyk, Mickey

Johnson can play swing too.  Young might be a swing too.  I actually think that with Stevens loving analytics, Oly might be ahead of Sully.

I take "swing" to mean "capable of playing like a wing and like a big man." 

I don't think Amir can spend time at the 3, and I don't think Young can spend time at the 4.  I'm not sure Young can spend time at the 3, honestly.

[sawick48]

Turner isn't anything special but he definitely proved his worth in a Stevens system last year.  9/5/5 guys don't grow on trees. not to mention he became our defacto go to guy in crunch time last year when we really needed a bucket, and he actually performed well under that pressure in those situations.

the calls for getting rid of Turner like he's nothing is lost on me.  if i had my way it would be Bradley and Sully that get shipped out for anything we can get for them to open up minutes in the rotation.  Bradley is a nice defender and has value as a mid range/3 point shooter but he is more of a hinderance than an asset in this lineup, especially with all the young 2guards we have.  we need to know if any of them can play, and we've probably already seen the most we can get out of AB.

Sully on the other hand, i'm done with.  i'd take a hot meal for him (and so would he, no doubt).  if he can prove to make it a month or two without getting hurt and putting up his 12 and 7 with something like .470/.290/.700 we should trade him immediately.  package him with AB for a legit rim protector (i keep beating this drum but those 2 for Alex Len i think would be a coup for us).  i just absolutely do not want to be the team that pays Jared Sullinger the $11-13M per year over the next 4 years he's going to command after this year.

[LilRip]

Starters
G: Smart
G: Bradley
F: ?
F: ?
C: Zeller

I think that's pretty much what it looks like right now. I can see why Turner could start because of his playmaking, but I do love Crowder's D. As for the PF slot, it's a toss up between Amir/Lee/Olynyk/Sully right now. Interestingly enough, I think CBS could experiment with running a Turner/Crowder/Zeller frontcourt too.

[The Rondo Show]

Make room for J Holmes!

[clover]

Who goes depends on what trades can be done, if any. This roster could/will be trimmed via the Red Claws. I think Bradley is an asset with this group, which still has a lot of young and inexperienced NBA players. He may go eventually but I expect he will be here for a little bit longer.

Agreed--not time to ship AB out quite yet.

[clover]

Starters
G: Smart
G: Bradley
F: ?
F: ?
C: Zeller

I think that's pretty much what it looks like right now. I can see why Turner could start because of his playmaking, but I do love Crowder's D. As for the PF slot, it's a toss up between Amir/Lee/Olynyk/Sully right now. Interestingly enough, I think CBS could experiment with running a Turner/Crowder/Zeller frontcourt too.

I'll be surprised if Zeller starts this year.