I really like this trade. I think it not only makes us a better team this season, but gives us flexibility to move Crawford for an asset (probably small), and most importantly, cuts salary from the books.
If only the price for dumping Wallace on someone wasn't likely to be so [dang] high.
How does it make us a better team this year?
Lee's been great in his role, Bayless has been playing poorly for the Grizzlies.
Fills a void. Allow me to explain with zero science and all the bias in the world.
Right now our PG lineup is:
J-Craw, Phil Pressey (5-10 mins)
Note how I did not include J-Craw's minutes.
This is because the J-Craw we need shows up 6.5 - 8.5 out of every 10 games. So here's a breakdown.
When good J-Craw is with the team, our PG lineup becomes:
PG J-Craw (love you Craw!) (25-35 mins), Phil Pressey (5-10 mins)
When putrid J-Craw shows up, our PG lineup is:
Chucker Craw (omg kill me), "Point Guard Avery Bradley" (FML) (5-10 mins), Phil Pressey (5-10 mins)
The omission of J-Craw's minutes, for the second time, is not a mistake. Chucker Craw could be a point guard, but he also could be a streetballer-ballstopper ala Marshon Brooks.
With Bayless, we could potentially have a point guard more often than not, every game!
Put Bayless on the floor with J-Craw? It's a numbers game. The chance that one out of the two decides not to chuck and actually run the team is far greater than if we only put one of them on the floor.
If we're lucky, we might even have a point guard for 40 minutes...hell 48 minutes!
The worst that could happen is we'll never ever see Avery Bradley "play point guard" ever again. *shudders*