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[mvossman]

They should have kept Sharp on the team. Yeah he is not as much of a threat offensively speaking but they could use him more on defense. That decision could continue to bite us in the ass if these injuries to our bigs pile on because they get overplayed in the absence of their back ups. Unless they see another big target to add they need to look into getting Sharp back on the team or someone else who can man the middle. We desperately need someone that has some size and ability to defend the basket. Depending on a rookie is something we were used to last season and it did not seem to hurt us. Worst thing is we develop a trade asset that could bring back more assets. Using Powell is not that great of an option. So we are down 2 PF's and 1 of our centers. That truly sucks bigtime.

My guess is that if we held onto Sharp he would be in the G league, and if he was on the team Powell would likely (rightfully) play ahead of him.  Lively was a very special rookie and I don't think Sharp is anywhere near as ready to contribute on either end of the floor.  Honestly Powell is really not that bad as 3/4th string center.