they saw duren as a pick and roll dive man who would work perfectly with cade. and in that sense he does work very well with cade.
the problem with duren is defense, hustle, and his inability to develop a shot yet. if he never does, then he's a more coordinated andre drummond. that's not nothing, but that's not someone you pay.
ivey was drafted as an athlete and scorer. and he is both of those things. ivey has been mishandled, imo. he could play well with cade but isnt the "perfect" cade player because he isnt a dead eye shooter.
but he hs regressed badly under monty. part of that is on ivey seeing as how he seems to constantly sulk and doesnt hustle on defense, but i still blame monty for effing with ivey so much early on.
if you have duren you cant have ausar and ivey on the floor too. no spacing. if you keep duren you have to have a stretch 5.
i know everyone loves ausar, but he 1000% does not fit on a team with duren and ivey. none of them can shoot or bring the ball up the floor. its just 100% cade.
terrible roster construction.