This unorthodox bench lineup could be pure fun for Spurs

Scoring From All Angles

This is where things start to really get fun. Defensive aptitude, youth and athleticism, and the ability to grow as a cohesive group are all important components of winning, but ultimately, someone needs to put the ball in the bucket or none of it really matters. Thankfully, this is a group that could have an interestingly high ceiling in that department.

Even if last season’s numbers don’t suggest this, both Branham and Johnson are lights-out shooters that can really pile it on from deep when they’re in a good rhythm, and I’d argue the same for Sandro Mamukelashvili, who averaged 17.5 points on 48/34/71 shooting splits in his final season at Seton Hall. Cissoko, Johnson, and Bassey all have the ability to make poster-worthy finishes at the rim. And as a ball-handler, Branham converted on nearly 60% of his attempts out of the pick-and-roll in his lone season at Ohio State—an absurd number.

In isolation scenarios, space creation could be a bit of an issue. But this group has so much shooting, playmaking, and ball-handling ability that it may not matter. This lineup has multiple scoring threats and I would be surprised if at least one of them didn’t have a good scoring night in any given game.