Could this be the best NBA season in a decade? And why the Cavs are at the center of it

The next one comes from a new in San Francisco who asked if the bench top nine is Jalen Tyson, Mario Hazonia, Sam Merrill and Craig Porter Jr., Who is going to round out the top 10 or 11 in the early part of the season? Anu also does give his little antidote, say he's bummed for Naquan Tomlin because he liked his energy.

And Chris, immediately the player that comes to mind, particularly with the news of Jared Allen, is Thomas Bryant.

right? You have a little bit more size.

You have the versatility of the three-point shot, spreading the floor, playing alongside Evan Mobley, which he hasn't done a whole lot, but he has had experience doing so.

But also, he can take a little bit more of the being because of his size that Joel Embiid or LeBron James or someone else on the Philadelphia 76ers in this case may be trying to impose their will on the Cleveland Cavaliers.

But Let's take this look as obviously with and without Jared Allen in this scenario, Chris.

Kenny has talked throughout the course of training camp in the preseason, Ethan, that he wants to find a stable 10.

I don't think that exists.

I don't think the 10th spot is stable.

I think the 10th spot is going to continue to fluctuate.

I think it's going to be dependent on who's available.

I think it's going to be dependent on the opponent that you're playing against.

I think it's going to be dependent based on the style that you want to play, situation, all of that kind of stuff.

And I think 10 is going to fluctuate between Malik Thomas slash Tyrese Proctor slash Thomas Bryant.

And in a situation like the season opener against Philadelphia, If you don't have Jarrett, or if there's some concern about him playing through the knee that he may be limited in some ways, or you may not be able to play him the kind of minute load that you were planning to play him, logic would tell you that Thomas Bryant would be the guy for tomorrow that would be the 10th man in the rotation.

Especially because it's Joel Embiid.

You need as many big bodies to throw at Joel Embiid as possible.

You need as many fouls to throw at Joel Embiid as possible.

Evan Mobley's not a center.

He's 210 pounds, 215 pounds.

He can't

handle Joel Embiid in the physicality that comes with dealing with a guy of that stature, a guy of that bulk, a guy of that burliness.

Now, if Philadelphia decides, hey, we want to play small, we're going to put LeBron at center.

OK, even still, Evans giving up 40 to 50 pounds to LeBron.

But that's probably a little bit more doable.