05-13-2025, 06:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-13-2025, 06:55 PM by ThisIStheYear.)
(05-13-2025, 04:37 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I just can't get there, sorry. That's THREE highly paid centers (once Lively's rookie deal ends) on a roster without a true PG, currently. Seems like terrible planning.
I like all the players involved in the discussion, don't get me wrong, and I could actually be talked into moving BOTH Gafford AND PJW, but...I feel it would be insane to give Gafford the next contract he's already leaking he wants (or, are the Mavs leaking it to prepare us for the impending shake up?).
If some people would prefer to trade Lively, I think that's nutbar factor 7, but it's at least a conversation worth having. I think he's vastly superior to Gafford, and him being farther away from a higher price tag makes him safer, too, imho.
The reason to trade DLive and not Gaff is simply that DLive has pretty significant value and Gaff does not. DLive will bring back the player you want. If Davis stays he’s really going to have to come to terms with playing center, especially as he gets older. He never really has become the stretch 4 you need for the position anyway. So moving DLive isnt the worst idea if you get a very good guard in return. I’d consider keeping PJ and playing him at the 4 with AD and CF at the 3. Cooper seems to have enough agility to play the 3, even if he’s probably more of a 4 long term. The Mavs do need to get under the aprons though. It’s too early for that.