Buyout Market 2023: Nerlens 10-day to Nets | Dragic to MIL

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Cory Joseph is having a really bad season. But looking at the last two years I would probably take him over Beverley. Beverley´s defense is mostly about his reputation these days.

Counterpoint: a little "reputation" and swagger can go a long way in the NBA, especially in short, very specific circumstances. 

I actually think Beverley's addition to Minnesota last year and removal from them this year has a more than a little to do with how opposite those seasons have been, progress wise (obviously the stupid Gobert trade was a bigger factor, don't get me wrong).

It's a little oversimplified, but Barkley taught us about the need for "a bad ass, crazy dude" all the way back in '11 when discussing Stevenson. I'm not trying to draw parallels between that team and this one or suggest that Beverly has any chance of making that type of impact here, but I can see benefit in having an ultra confident, annoying to the other team veteran around as the 9th man down the stretch of this one season, I really can.