Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama featured in $100 million roster
Yahoo Sports senior NBA analyst Kevin O'Connor answers a mailbag question about how he would fill out a starting lineup with a 100 million dollar limit. Check out the full conversation on "The Kevin O'Connor Show" and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube or wherever you listen .
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And SGA were locks.
Those two guys were on every single roster that I made, and those guys are about $57 million combined.
And then after that, I toyed around.
I toyed around with, like, a wing combination, Castle, Coward, Jaden McDaniels.
I, I tried- Jaden McDaniels, Deni Avdija, A.J.
Mitchell, and I looked at those teams and I'm like, "I want, I need more size at the four.
I wanna support Wemby."
And so then I tried Aaron Gordon, Mantas Buzelis, A.J.
Mitchell, and Aaron Gordon, Mantas Buzelis, Cam Spencer.
And then I was worried a bit a- about wing defense, and so I, then I landed on this.
Victor Wembanyama, Cooper Flagg, Cam Boozer, Nikhyl Alexander-Walker, Sha Gilgeous-Alexander.
And this is my, this is my roster.
It totals up to $98.445 million.
And so I think with this roster, what I have, I know I have a rookie in Cam Boozer and a second-year guy in Cooper Flagg, but I think with SGA, I have the best guard in the league, arguably the best player.
With Wemby, I have the best big in the league, arguably the best player in the league, and he's cheaper than Jokic and some of these other guys.
SGA is cheaper than Anthony Edwards.
Na, have him at the two.
I get a three and D guy, knockdown shooter, can do a little bit off the dribble, really good defender.
Cooper Flagg was statistically an excellent isolation defender last year, so I feel like I get some wing defense.
Less need for scoring with him, but he can provide it if needed.
And then Cam Boozer, knockdown shooting, connective passing, size, and rebounding.
I like this roster a lot.
What do you think about my team and what did you come up with, Tom?
Love it.
Love it
