TRADE: Tyus Jones to DAL | Branham to CHA

[DanSchwartzgan]

I got REALLY excited about the thought of Johnson suddenly running the point for us over the last ~ 30 games. That would have been as much of a build in competitive disadvantage as possible.

So naturally I am very skeptical about Tyus being here. He is a genuinely solid PG. No stud but somebody who can run an offense and help you steady the ship while your starters are out. Exactly what you don’t really want around when the goal is to stink it up badly until the end of the year.

So I am not really a fan of this move right now. Bringing him back next season would be great. I remain low on Nembhard so a steady bench PG would be helpful then but that is something I would have taken care of in FA not via trade right now where the margin for error is slim in the standings.

He is not gonna destroy the tank by himself but it’s one of those small moves that could decide a game here & there.

I agree.  Really all of Middleton, Bagley and Jones create the possibility of adding a random win or two here and there.  If you listen to the entire press conference yesterday, they think it is more important to have people around Flagg that make things easier for him.  So, it is a development question.  Do you throw him in the deep end with ankle weights on or do you put enough structure around him that he can work on the things that will most pay off in the long run.