NEW YORK– This season, it seems as if the Cavaliers are changing their starting lineup more often than they are closing out on the three-point line.
At practice today in New York, head coach Tyronn Lue announced that Jae Crowder will be moving to the bench, and the team’s new starting lineup will be Derrick Rose, J.R. Smith, LeBron James, Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson. It is the fourth different starting lineup this season.
Lue also said that Rose will likely return from a sprained ankle on Saturday against New Orleans. In this lineup, the only real change from last season is Rose replacing Kyrie Irving.