With the playoffs starting, Billy Donovan will shorten his rotation. Looking back at Donovan’s tenure with the team, he has had around nine guys play at least 10 minutes a game in every playoff game that the Thunder had. So Donovan’s magic number when it comes to playing guys he trusts in a playoff atmosphere is around nine.
Who will those nine guys be on this team?
Well it’s safe to say that six of the nine spots are secured with Chris Paul, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort, Danilo Gallinari, Steven Adams and Dennis Schroder. But what about the other three spots?