The hardest part of being an NBA coach isn’t dealing with diva superstars or eccentric owners, it’s designing a lineup that doesn’t expose their team’s weakness or piss off star players.
Lineup building won’t be new to Pacers head coach Nate McMillan, who is entering his 3th season as head coach. But with one of the most dramatic roster turnovers (three new starters and 8 new additions, if you include Lance Stephenson) the Pacers will have to play a new style of basketball and create new chemistry.
While fans don’t know how player minutes will be divided until the seasons starts, here’s a preview of how much time each player could get in a quarter by quarter breakdown.