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[Smitty]

You didn't address the fact you can't do that trade iiuc.

You say you value Gaff but the return is pathetic. That's NTI-like, leaving so much value on the table. (Forget Clayton as the pick, and evaluate thr value of pick 22 to do whatever, and imo its nowhere near Gaff value.)

I don't think Gaff is necessarily priced out.in a year. If he's about same salary ...?

I see NO value in giving away talent to say we are A1 not A2. Team just is weaker, has less talent. What's the benefit?

Why can't you do the trade? 

I view the return as adequate, given the alternatives that have been discussed here. Especially if my view is that he will not be on the team next year.

The benefit is in the roster balance, not having to live with the worse alternatives discussed here, staying below A1, which provides the obvious team building benefits now and in the future, plus getting a young guard that I like in this draft.