Eric Nehm: In the same vein, Giannis Antetokounmpo talked concerning the bodily toll it takes to play middle throughout that six-game stretch. How do you keep away from overtaxing him and discovering a steadiness between getting via these minutes, however getting him to the playoffs in these 11 video games? Rivers: We don’t have a balance right now. Bottom line, if Brook’s off the floor, we don’t have another five on our team. Bobby was the 5, Jericho was the 5 and now we’ve zero fives (outdoors of Brook). So, it simply actually makes us a skinny bench, a skinny basketball crew and so Giannis must play 5 and we’re not against placing Kuz on the 5, which is loopy, however it’s what it’s. -via x.com / March 18, 2025
