re: Let's say you make the Trae/Center move...is trading CJ a "must"?

Steph Curry is a much better defender than he’s given credit for.
Trae is just too small to be a good defender. It doesn’t mean he can’t play smart off ball defense. CJ’s off ball defense is somehow worse than his on ball defense.

And despite his terrible defense in a terribly put together team, his NetRtg for on/off was right at zero b/c he makes up for it with great offense.
I trust Herb is that much better than Bogdan fricking Bogdanivich that he and the rest of our team can defend well over the course of the game, and situationally he comes out for offense/defense at the end of games, just like Luka and Kyrie do.
Hit big shots in the clutch and the defense will be ok.