The new-look Bucks!!!
PG: R.Westbrook
SG: W.Matthews
SF: T.Ariza/M.Webster
PF: D.Lee
C: J.McGee/I.Mahinmi
A couple of things I'm going to try to do:
- Flip McGee and considerations for a sturdy defensive center.
- Draft a serviceable backup ball handler at the 1 or 2
Lee is a rock solid offensive player. Matthews is nice, but maybe being an effective third option is a bit too much to ask of him. Westbrook is shot-happy but pretty effective despite this. Ariza, on the other hand, is a liability on offense, and nobody ever knows what McGee will do.
Potentially some nice perimeter defense, but weak in the paint (you already know this). Ariza and Matthews are both good defenders, as is Westbrook when he wants to be. Lee is good in the post but lacks length, doesn't block shots and struggles to move his feet on the perimeter. Again, nobody ever knows what McGee will do.
Bench worries me. Mahinmi and Webster are decent, but neither are good enough to anchor a second unit, and pickings are slim at this point in the draft.
I don't see you as a contender unless you pull off a miracle by landing an above average center while simultaneously building a solid bench. I see it as a 5-8 seed playoff team currently.