I know this isn't a popular topic right now after OKC beating up a small-ball team, but how small can we legitimately play next year?
Let's say that we don't sign any of the major free agents this year, but we do get some combination of Okafor, Butler, and Biyombo (on an Amir-type contract) via trades or free agency.
This isn't as much of a problem with Okafor, because we'd ultimately have KO as the 4 next to him.
But what if we trade for Butler while keeping Crowder and Bradley? Could we play a lineup like this full-time:
PG: IT, Smart
SG: AB, Turner
SF: Butler
PF: Crowder, KO
C: Amir/Biyombo
Many claimed that if we got Barnes from Golden State, he'd ultimately slot in at the 4 next to Crowder at the 3, which isn't too terribly much of a difference size-wise than this proposed lineup. That's still probably a top-3 offense, but you're going to have mismatch problems against some teams and rebounding issues as a general concern.
What do you think? Is this a legitimate roster for a top-2 or top-3 team in the East? Are we a better team with this lineup than last year?