If you look around the league, you’ll notice a trend: almost every team in the NBA has a three-and-D specialist. They’ve been all the rage for the last decade, as nearly every team fills a roster spot or two with a wing who can play strong defense, and whose offensive role primarily consists of standing along the three-point line, catching and shooting when the opposing defense collapses.
I always think of prime Robert Covington as the Platonic ideal of the three-and-D wing, but there’s no shortage of examples to choose from.
Curiously, the Golden State Warriors haven’t had too many solid three-and-D specialists in a while.