01-08-2025, 11:51 AM
(01-08-2025, 11:38 AM)Ghost of Podkolzin Wrote: Yes, C hides Maxi's degraded game more than PF. He's not the backup C we need, tho. Gafford is. I don't understand why everyone is so quick to trade away Gafford when we have a 1-2 punch at C that no one can match. Not to mention... Maxi is always hurt. Trending towards 800 minutes this year. IMO, Obi is our answer to replace Maxi.
The Maxi injury concern is real but the 1-2 punch that no one can match is starting to get exposed this season. Gafford is fun to watch but is starting to show he's really an average backup center at best and I think there's fair concerns that his next contract won't be worth it.
He has the worst defensive rating in the rotation and his defensive rebounding rate is really rough as well. He's a -1 in net rating and Hardy is the only other rotation player (if you can call him that) with a negative net rating. Lively's net rating by comparison is 7.7. He's a fan favorite for a reason, I get that, but he's become pretty over valued pretty quickly because we're a jaded fanbase when it comes to the center position.