This lineup wasn't the most powerful offensive unit in the league, nor was it the strongest defensive unit, but it was the most balanced on both ends.
They averaged 109.3 points per game, third in the league, and allowed 101.7 points per game, the second-fewest in the league.
They had the league's second-largest point differential.
The Raptors' starting lineup:
Point Guard: Little Carter
Shooting Guard: Wang Yi
Small Forward: A. Nikola
Power Forward: Pol. Kur.
Center: Charlie Hannum.
This lineup... well, there really wasn't any way to evaluate it.
It had never taken the court together before.
And aside from Wang Yi, the others had barely played, so the sample size was too small. You simply couldn't evaluate them.
But any fan who knew even a little about basketball could see that, apart from Wang Yi, the lineup was full of holes.
Those four had no experience, no talent, and no ability.
None of them had any particular strength on offense.
Charlie Hannum was slow-footed, had no three-point or mid-range shot, and lacked footwork around the basket.
A. Nikola's three-point percentage was low, at just 33%.
And with everyone's three-point shooting down this season, his was likely to drop too.
Little Carter didn't have his father's talent. He could drive to the basket now and then, but he wasn't quick, and his finishing around the rim was lacking.
He could shoot threes, but his three-point percentage was low.
In the games he'd played earlier this season, he'd taken two three-pointers in his few minutes on the court and missed both.
As for Pol. Kur, he was a Spider-Man.
He could drive in from beyond the arc, shoot threes and mid-range jumpers, and finish around the rim, but he was far worse at all those things than other Spider-Men.
These players