Justin Verrier

But that's the five.

Like on paper, that's not terrible.

I will say Max Christie has not shot the ball well over the past month or two, which is unfortunate because he really was shooting the cover off the ball around like the new year.

And when he's not doing that, you're just kind of left wanting.

Here's where I ultimately ended up.

I think it like it looks nice.

I think it all fits together a little bit more easily than you typically would.

Unfortunately, I think a lot of these parts still seem to fit Luca and Kyrie doing everything in a way that I wonder if Cooper Flagg is going to struggle to fill that specific type of void.

He's clearly awesome.

He could be an all-star as soon as next season.

I mean, even if things go right, we're talking maybe fringe all NBA.

But it just feels a little too rigid.

as I look across the team.

And I wonder if what you actually need with flag are guys more like him who are versatile, who could play in different combinations.

And so pivoting to flag is probably more of an effort than just like having good talent on the roster.

I'm not mistaken.

Wasn't Najee Marshall the one nice thing we all agreed upon last year when we did this?

Was it really?

Because I have faint memories of him basically being the point guard down the stretch as they were really leaning into the tank.

Yes, everyone loves Najee Marshall after he, I believe, did the game here in Portland and he got the walk off interview, but it was for the Chinese media.