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Absolutely agree.
But what's more surprising is how good Porter is at creating for others. In fact, I actually how well Sexton and Porter play together. Now, you obviously need Cedi or some type of playmaking SF to go with them, but I really like the Sexton-Porter backcourt and maybe let Garland run the 2nd unit.
Porter also is a lot better of a defender than I ever dreamed he would be even at his peak. Dude had 3 steals last night! Now, granted, he also gave up 55 to Harden but I still loved the way he played him.
I think the big downside of jumping the gun on starting Garland is that the team can't just test out who works best in the starting lineup with Sexton. If Delly or Knight was starting, it could be easy to say they needed rest and they could make some test runs with Porter as the starting SG. Also we would know how well him and Garland played together because they would have been in the second unit together for 20+ games.
I think Porter could be the first sub in and they could let him get some SG minutes with Sexton and the starting lineup.