Trade & FA 2025-26: Free Agency Starts 5pm CST/6pm EST

[Ghost of Podkolzin]

This board UNDERvalues Gafford and OVERvalues DLive. Why on Earth would we do a deal to move Gaff, AND TO THE LAKERS NOLESS?

Our frontcourt:
Pure Center - DLive, Gaff
C/PF - AD, Powell
Pure PF - PJ
PF/SF - Flagg, Naji
Pure SF - Martin

DLive - not ready to pull the plug, but he's another 35 missed game season from becoming a backup
Gaff - most effective with a ball dominant distributor (there's a reason LAL would overpay for him)
AD - the most expendable from a role perspective, but next season *should be the highest performer at both ends of the court
Powell - assistant coach taking up a roster spot
PJ - our best switching defender with an improving J, should get 100% of his minutes at PF
Flagg - stud from which the franchise should be centered
Naji - outstanding distributor, good defense
Martin - meh

Given this mix, our best frontcourt starters would be Flagg, PJ, and AD. This leaves our two-headed DLive/Gaff monster rotation in limbo. I'm fine with Flagg and Naji getting the SF and PF/SF minutes.

All this said, I really think DLive is our best piece to move for a young defensive PG.