![]() And they’re bringing back six of the seven guys who played at least 200 playoff minutes.īut they’ve also said goodbye to three more guys – Dennis Schroder, Troy Brown Jr. The Hornets (40) have had the fewest.Ī lot of this turnover happened at the February trade deadline, when the Lakers traded Russell Westbrook, Patrick Beverley and Thomas Bryant. * The Nets (68) have had the most players log minutes for them over the last four seasons. And as things stand right now, there are six new guys – four vets and two rookies – on the roster. Over the last four seasons, 66 different players (second most in the league*) have logged regular-season or playoff minutes for the Lakers. Their 2022-23 opening-night roster accounted for just 40% of their ’21-22 regular-season minutes (via five returning players).Īnd now, the Lakers are once again near the bottom of the league in continuity.Their 2021-22 opening-night roster accounted for just 23% of their ’20-21 regular-season minutes (via only three returning players).That was the lowest rate for a defending champion since The Last Dance (1998 Bulls). Their 2020-21 opening-night roster accounted for just 59% of their ’19-20 regular-season minutes.The Los Angeles Lakers won the championship in 2019-20. They seemingly had an opportunity to make a major addition in free agency, but chose to run it back, adding only Chris Duarte (via a trade with the Pacers) and EuroLeague MVP Sasha Vezenkov (whose Draft rights they acquired last year). ![]() The Sacramento Kings rank third in continuity and are bringing back all eight guys who played at least 60 minutes in their first-round playoff series. So they’ll have to make some cuts and/or more trades between now and the start of the season, which could reduce the percentage of last season’s minutes on their opening-night roster. But for the second straight year (and after a bunch of trades), the Thunder have far too many players on their roster after 10 days of free agency. The Oklahoma City Thunder currently rank second in continuity, and the two departed players who played the most minutes last season – Mike Muscala and Darius Bazley – actually left in February. Players who are currently under contract or have reportedly agreed to re-sign (as of July 9). Percentage of 2022-23 regular-season minutes currently set to return Those 11 guys account for 90% of the team’s 2022-23 regular-season minutes, the highest percentage of returning minutes for any team. They traded Obi Toppin to the Pacers and added Donte DiVincenzo in free agency, but the Knicks have retained their top seven (and 11 of their top 12) guys in regard to total minutes played last season. The moves paid off and the Knicks are bringing back the same core for more. They signed Jalen Brunson last summer and traded for Josh Hart in February. The New York Knicks just enjoyed their best season in the last 10 years, winning a playoff series for just the second time in the last 22. But a lot has already gone down in the first 10 days of free agency. There are still more than 25 roster spots open, a handful of available free agents who played big minutes last season, and the potential for a couple of huge trades. New York currently leads the NBA in continuity after a busy start to free agency.
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