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Originally Posted by St. Pats
So Denver didn't match the offer which in the rumours I'm reading was around 2.5 a year. So that about does it for roster moves.
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Yeah, I would expect so. Approximate depth chart is:
PG: Calderon / Bayless / Carter
SG: DeRozan / Barbosa / Butler
SF: J Johnson / Kleiza (injured) / Forbes
PF: Bargnani / Davis / A Johnson
C: Grey / Magloire / Alabi
Bayless and Calderon I expect to be 1A and 1B; wouldn't shock me to see Bayless as the starter and Calderon as the finisher.
I've said before, I think Barbosa is trade bait, and keeping him fresh and healthy yet showcasing his talents will be key. As long as Kleiza is out, Butler and Forbes probably both get solid minutes at SF; position is still J Johnson's, though.
As for bigs, I think there will be a lot of times when we'll see two of their so-called PFs on the floor and no true C. Grey has never played more than about 12 minutes a game, Magloire has been at about 10 for the last couple years, and Alabi averaged about five minutes in the 12 games he played for the Raptors last year. I'd expect to see roughly similar numbers for those three. Meaning that for about 18 minutes a game, one of the PFs will be at C. Baring injuries, minutes are still going to be hard to find for all three of them, since each could handle 30+ minutes a game.