He’s been struggling and hasn’t shown tons of improvement as clearly the worst starter thus far. This opens up more shots for Chet/Jalen and solidifies the core trio of SGA/Chet/Jalen. It also gives Cason more opportunities and improves the spacing. I think the offensive fit and defense is better.
His playmaking and size might be missed, a bit, but at the end of the day you don’t want the ball in his hands and there are better defenders which often made him a liability off-ball. He would have been better transitioning to 6th man anyways, this just makes that easier and quicker.
Just look at his on/off numbers. We’re better when he’s on the pine.
Downvote me all you want, the stats are readily accessible.