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Planning the Raptors Rotation: The starters, the bench, the best lineups

Related Topics: Starting lineup, Substitute

Yesterday in Part 1 of planning the Raptors’ future, we started tackling the issue of figuring out a sensible rotation for the Raptors this season, based on what combinations of players worked well together last season and their net rating. A quick summary of the conclusions from that article:

  1. The obvious stuff: Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan and Serge Ibaka will start and play heavy minutes. Wright will play backup point guard, helming the two bench units led by DeRozan or Lowry.
  2. We’re building a 9-man rotation using the above four players, plus C.