The NBA preseason is not an arena to be taken seriously. Or is it?
Starters play limited minutes or don't play at all. Coaches are experimenting and trying to see who fits best with each other. Injuries limit who can and can't contribute.
“Most of it is rhythm,” Thunder forward Paul George said of what you can take from preseason. “We play a Milwaukee team that didn't play anybody that starts. Mostly what you get out of preseason games is a rhythm and a habit. That's what you try to find, a habit that you can build off of.