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GSWYaxel LendeborgRole & Rotation𝕏 Beat11h

Horford believes Lendeborg can succeed at center in faster.

“he definitely has the size for it and presents a lot of problems when he goes to the five for teams to keep up with him. So I think it's going to be something that we'll really be able to take advantage of with him being out there and playing with a group that plays faster... I feel like he's going to be in a position to be very successful being playing at the five.”

DENRole & Rotation𝕏 Beat11h

Adelman feared camp would show only nine playable players and is glad to see growth from many.

“It's what you want. I'll be honest, the worry for me coming into camp was, do we only have nine players? And you can't survive the season like that. So it's good to see growth from a lot of guys.”

BKNJulius RandleRole & Rotation𝕏 Beat15h

Randle has discussed playing some small ball five when Brooklyn goes 5-out.

“he's had discussions with coach Jordi Fernandez about playing some small ball five when the #Nets go 5-out”

INDObi Toppin · Jalen Slawson · Ben Sheppard · Jarace Walker · Quenton Jackson · Jay HuffRole & Rotation𝕏 Beat1d

Obi Toppin out of the starting lineup.

“Rick Carlisle walked over and said something to him and he went back to the locker room. Carlisle then chatted with Jalen Slawson, who removed his wamrups. Looks like it will be no more starters + Toppin. Slawson-Sheppard-Walker-QJackson-Huff now.”

OKCRole & Rotation𝕏 Beat2d

Thunder will use preseason to rebuild fundamentals like transition defense and spacing.

“There's stuff that guys don't do all summer. They're not playing transition defense in the summer. They're not like spacing the way we space in the summer. And so getting those habits back is a big priority... And then for a lot of the guys tonight that are new, seeing their capacity and their baseline on executing that stuff. Because ultimately that's the stuff that we prioritize when we make rotation decisions as we get into the real season.”