06-11-2025, 06:16 PM
(06-11-2025, 05:14 PM)Winter Wrote: 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.
Gotcha. We don't have a starting caliber PG on the roster with Kidd's penchant to play Kyrie off the ball. In essence, Kyrie is a combo.
Types of guard we need:
-Young Defensive Stud (like Dyson, but gettable)
or
-Starting Veteran 2-way Combo (like Jrue, but younger and cheaper)
or
-Starting Veteran Pure PG (like Darius, but cheaper)
or
-Veteran who would be in a 8 Man Rotation (like Lonzo)