05-19-2025, 12:58 PM
(05-19-2025, 12:49 PM)F Gump Wrote: KL ...I don't see the roster values like you do, especially when it comes to Gafford. One major issue that flies way under the radar is that Mavs supposed best players tend to not be available a lot, and it looks to me like Gafford is the most likely big to stay healthy. If you trade Gafford, imo you will likely keep running into issues due to lack of big bodies.
That being said, I'd trade anyone (and especially including AD, but DL too) in the right trade. EXCEPT not CF under any scenario.
For me...
...if I'm that worried about availability of those in front of him, I trade THEM. But, I'm NOT worried about Lively's availability yet (maybe time will tell I'm wrong about that) and while I'm EXTREMELY worried about Davis' availability, I'm resigned to the idea that it won't even occur to the decision makers to pivot away from him at this point (maybe I'm wrong about that, too).
Planning for the worst case scenario can be smart and all, but in this case we're talking about the third best center when they currently have zero ball-handling that scares anyone. Like, they probably have the worst backcourt in the league, possibly even with a healthy Kyrie. It just seems silly to me to prioritize the THIRD BEST center (fifth best big, if we include PJW and Flagg in the conversation) over that.
If your chance to contend hinges on who your third best center is, then you're not going to contend. That's the bottom line for me. Further, Gafford is too good to be anyone's third best center. It all just seems like a waste. Just my opinion.