TRADE: Tyus Jones to DAL | Branham to CHA

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With modern roster construction I think you want a lead guard, a couple of playable bigs, and as many two-way guys as you can find who are 6' 5" or taller. The archetype if probably 6'7 - 6'8" 225 pound guys who are switchable, can handle, and score at three levels. The Spurs play six of those guys in their top-9 man rotation. I'll just call them "wings".

The Mavs currently have Flagg, Christie, PJW and Naji who fit the mold. Caleb Martin is a poor man's energy-guy version. Middleton certainly fits the archetype but it remains to be seen how much gas is left in the tank. Klay is more limited at this point. He can't really handle and his game is arguably from another era. AJ Johnson is a flyer.

Kyrie is obviously our lead guard and a guy like Tyus Jones makes a lot of sense behind him. We'll see how he plays through the end of the season but the hope is Jones can run the team if/when Kyrie is hurt. For the third small guard I think they go with BWill because he brings a singular superpower to the mix. If the team is flat or need scoring you can put in B Will and say cook. He's not a point guard and he's not a regular rotation guy. He's a game changer. It will be interesting to see if they keep a 4th small guard but I kind of prefer using a 2-way there as Dan suggested.

Here's how I see our 15-man depth chart

Small guard: Kyrie -- Jones -- Williams

Wing: Christie -- Klay -- AJJ
Wing: Flagg -- Naji -- Martin
Wing: PJW -- Middleton

Big: Lively -- Gafford -- Bagley -- Powell

This obviously won't be the team when training camp break next season but it's a solid foundation. I don't foresee an NBA contract coming for Nembhardt or Cisse.