5 guys were injured/out the last few games, which will always lead to deep bench use. That may be a running issue all season with this schedule. I'd like to see nervous Nesmith get some consistent min to see if he can work through his rookie jitters. Plus at some point Brad will need to load manage the Jays.
The double BIG is some sort of Frankenstein experiment, where Brad is trolling us.
Brad does have the bench wings that are capable of playing next to Tatum and Brown.
BUT I wouldn't mind Danny moving one of Tre/Carsen and add a cheap wing. Any ideas? besides expensive Ariza and RHJ
Casey keeps treating Mykhailiuk like their 10/11th man and Troy Weaver doesn't mind making bad deals
I don't think the wing minutes are primarily a result of the short-term injuries---we've seen all the guys mentioned used all season, and erratically. The minutes for Waters, sure...those are about the short-term injuries.
Brad does have bodies to put at wings, but he does not have proven guys. That is why he is doing what he's been doing in terms of different guys playing based on matchup and performance. It's still early, but it is pretty clear he doesn't really fully believe in/trust his options right now. That of course can (and I hope does) change.
I don't think he is playing two bigs to troll anyone, as several have shared there are multiple legitimate reasons: he wants to understand if Theis can play 4; he is seeking to have his 5 best healthy guys out there at the same time; he doesn't have proven wings and is mixing and matching based on matchups. I said early on I didn't like it and still don't, but I do understand why he is doing it.
In terms of specific players, I don't think there's much avaiable in trade yet wtihout paying a premium; better to wait a month and see what plays out. In terms of who I personally am thinking about....
I don't think RHJ is much of a fit unless we learn Romeo is out for the year (no reason to believe that is the case). Though, I wouldn't be opposed to adding him in place of Javonte, personally.
Mykhailiuk would be a good fit; hard to know what Detroit is thinking in terms of his future--he has one more year of control I believe. He's playing 18 minutes a game and they are playing a lot of guys so not sure they view him as expendable...but not obvious they would not.
Kyle Anderson of Memphis is another guy who could fit, but he's not the shooter we'd like to add ideally. He's more versatile and a better playmaker than RHJ, but not as good defensively. Not a first choice, and they would not seem right now to want to move him---but depending on Morant's and JJJ"s return he might become so
Ariza is certainly out there, to me that's a guy who you want near the trade deadline because it'll chew up part of the TPE for a couple-month rental. Worthwile if things look then precisely as they do today, though.