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So, here are some more noisy stats.

When GWill is on the floor, the team’s D gives up 119.8 which is 1.8 points worse than when he’s off the court.  When he’s guarding the opponent’s four, the opponent achieves a PER of 21.6.

When DJJ is on the floor, the team’s D gives up 116.8 which is 4.4 points better than when he’s off the court.  When he’s guarding the opponent’s four, the opponent achieves a PER of 17.8.  

You may be too caught up in the idea that DJJ is ‘only’ a point of attack defender.  He has length and mobility that GWill doesn’t and the data says it works better in the aggregate than what GWill has been doing with his ability to body up bigger wings.

You've sold me on the idea of GWill coming off the bench, in which case Green could be important as a creator with the second unit. He's not as good as our primary options, but if Kyrie, Luca, and Exum are in a starting lineup, Green's strengths could still be essential in the rotation where creation might be lacking.

It's beginning to look like Hardy might the candidate most likely to be moved in a trade (but that likely depends on salary as much as skill). While both Green and Hardy have seen some diminishing results lately, Green seems like the more versatile player at this point.