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2025-2026 Death Ball Lineups

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Rokman, Aug 19, 2025.

  1. DJ

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    Ouch...this post hurts
     
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    DFS (has played surprisingly well at C in the past)
    Durant
    Jabari
    FVV (mostly off-ball)
    Amen (runs the 4-out offense)

    Elite length, plenty of spacing for Amen to go downhill, DFS/Jabari can handle most C’s, switchable defensively. Would love to see some of this.

    Also a lot of wingspan but spacey, would be great for Sengun post or short roll game:

    Sengun
    Durant
    Jabari
    Tari (corner 3 and transition only)
    FVV

    Imagine having a Sengun/Durant duo up front in a playoff series. Would have wiped the floor with the Warriors. Whoever Draymond guards, the other guy is going off. Sengun/Durant is going to be a nightmare for teams to guard.
     
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    Adams
    Sengun
    Jabari
    Durant
    Amen

    Four 6’11” plus defenders and a 6’7” freak of nature. Good luck scoring and rebounding against that group.

    (I think Amen is taller than 6’7”—does anyone have an updated height on the twins?)
     
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    Crazy thing about that lineup is that it also has three excellent perimeter defenders, you can basically switch everything on the outside and then pack the paint on the back end. On the other end I actually think the best plan of attack is point Sengun. Adams on the backside dunker spot, Jabari on the strong side baseline 3pt line, and KD up top. If you defend that, literally the best outcome you can get is an Amen wide open weakside 3pt attempt. And then on the other side their points-per-possession is probably like 0.7 or something. Filthy
     
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    Just realized that the Mavericks still have one of the deepest Front Courts in the league ........Tall-ish Death
     
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    katie is pretty much death to ball movement
     
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    Katy evacuated.
     
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