NBA 2018-19 Preview: 5 intriguing lineups to look forward to

#4 Thunder

OKC's lineups with Jerami Grant have been borderline elite on both ends of the floor

Lineup to look out for: Dennis Schroder (Point guard), Russell Westbrook (Shooting Guard), Andre Roberson (Small Forward), Paul George (Power forward), Jerami Grant (Center)

Despite what a lot of people have to say about performers on a tanking team, anyone who actually watched some Hawks games over the past two seasons can see that Dennis Schroder is far from the one-trick pony he was as a rookie. He is now a proficient pick-and-roll ballhandler and can facilitate teammates at a high level.

Fielding him and Westbrook together would allow the Brody to return to an off-guard role for the first time since his UCLA days. Roberson would be deployed in his usual role as a small forward able to switch onto any of the best perimeter scorers on the opposition team, and George can in turn wreak havoc as a power forward on defense and a cutter along with Russ.

OKC's lineups with Jerami Grant have been borderline elite on both ends of the floor in the past season, as the 6'9" forward-center is a low-usage player who can shoot the occasional 3-pointer and allow Donovan to deploy 5-out offenses.