TRADE: Tyus Jones to DAL | Branham to CHA

[SleepingHero]

I've got a really bad feeling...might be super alarmist of me.

I think this is Kidd, and I think it's to help win games. I hope I'm wrong, and even if I'm right it might not help with wins, but...it seems clear this is a move towards improved PG play right now. To be fair, that could be a good thing for Flagg's development, as long as it doesn't result in more wins than necessary.

This makes a lot of sense if Jones was a winning player. 

Even with improved PG play, he's such a net negative on defense that it doesn't really matter. I solely see this as a benefit for Flagg getting to play in a better ran offense. 

If the Mavs were smart, they'd shut Gafford down with "ankle specialist meetings" the rest of the year and just play: 

Jones
Christie
Martin
Flagg
Bagley 

And let the poor defense high octane offense do its thing.