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[Winter]

I can't imagine a scenario where all you get for Gaff is Lavert, not to mention he's more of a SF than SG.

This team needs a guard who can guard.

The trade is not Gafford for Lavert.  The trade was originally, Gafford and Atlanta's 1st round pick (#22) for Lavert, but later the two podcasters decided it would be more likely a possibility with Atlanta offering 2 2nd round picks. This is not even a rumor. These guys are just spitballing. It's unlikely as a reasonable idea for several reasons - one being that according to a report today, Atlanta would like to keep Lavert.

Lavert is listed as a SG in the the Hawks lineup. He can switch, but he's technically playing behind Daniels... getting 28-31 MPG. Statistically, he's a well-rounded veteran player. You'd be trading a backup center for a backup guard + picks, so there's nothing wrong the idea of that trade.

I'm ambivalent about Lavert, so this matters not at all to me. What I found more interesting is that the podcasters thought there were several teams with multiple avenues of trading Gafford (and PJ) for productive guards.