Before I begin, there are plenty of reasons to disagree with the overall argument I will be making. Firstly, a two-month slump cannot be reason to trade Cory Joseph for the simple fact that the entire team has been struggling, with an 11-16 record since December 28th. Second, Joseph has tons of playoff experience which proved crucial in last year’s deep playoff run.
Joseph is a tremendous teammate who has absolutely no history of off-the-court transgressions. Furthermore, he emerged from being a late-2nd round selection seemingly stranded in the NBA D-League to a premier bench option in the NBA.