Jalen Brunson, RJ Barrett, Julius Randle, and the recently injured Mitchell Robinson. What do they all have in common? As the roster is currently constructed, they are all irreplaceable in the starting lineup when healthy.
This has left the shooting guard slot as the only position that head coach Tom Thibodeau can realistically experiment with or switch up. And he’s already gone ahead and done that. Due to the struggles and early season injury to third year man Quentin Grimes, we’ve already seen Donte DiVincenzo start a handful of games.
So far, it’s looked like the correct move to switch Grimes’ and DiVincenzo’s roles.