The Nets are set to put together one of the NBA’s tallest lineups, and they think that’s a plus in league that has focused on “small ball” in recent years, as relayed by Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News.
Part of that is by necessity, given the uncertainty surrounding point guard Kyrie Irving.
Along with Kevin Durant, Brooklyn boasts the likes of Blake Griffin, Paul Millsap, LaMarcus Aldridge and Nicolas Claxton up front.
“Obviously Nic’s our young, get up-and-down rim roller guy, but Paul and LaMarcus, they can both hit shots, space the floor, post up, pass,” Griffin told reporters, via Winfield. “Those two guys are really high IQ bigs. So we should lean on that in my opinion.”
Aldridge was equally, uh, big on the idea.
“It’s not a traditional big lineup. Blake can switch a lot. I can switch at times. KD can do it all,” Aldridge said. “I think it’s a big lineup, but it’s not traditional. You’re going to need that. I think teams can play big and play small, and I think having the ability to do both is nice for us.”
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