3. Establish Player Roles

When you have a team without a star, roles can become a little murky. Who’s the go-to scorer late in the game? Who do you want with the ball in their hands early to establish flow? Who do you want from the second unit to play when the starters come back in? This is where the Clips chemistry could break, and Doc could have a few problems on his hands.

This teams saving grace in the chemistry department is that it does have a lot of veterans. However, guys like Beverley, Harris, Gortat and Gallinari are coming to the end of their respective contracts. The pressure to perform to get the next contact, and to get the most money they can, is going to be in the back of their heads. They will all have to perform at a high level.

For Harris and Gallinari, this means scoring the ball. Both guys can play the 3 or the 4. Both can score in bunches. Both rarely played together last season. Will they have chemistry when starting on the same floor together this season? Who’s going to be the number one scoring option when both are on the floor? Only time will tell.

The fact that this team has new faces, and guys that were injured and haven’t played together, can be worrisome. Establishing player roles early on will allow for this teams flow to be smooth and allow them to know what they are doing on the court at any given time.