12-05-2025, 04:55 PM
(12-05-2025, 04:04 PM)Winter Wrote: Let's assume we keep AD for the rest of the season.
Our backup center now is Dwight Powell and Cisse (at this point). Let's say Gafford recovers before the TD, but I rather doubt Lively is back then.
What kind of trade do you make at the trade deadline now if it's not AD? I'm guessing here the Mavs need a backup plan if they don't like the offers for AD. We want a PG, but who do we trade from our roster? What else?
I’ve had similar thoughts. What do we really need if the lineup is projected to eventually be:
AD/Lively
Flagg/PJ/Naji (getting all of the 3 and 4 minutes)
Christie/Klay
Irving/Nembhard
Is there really a whole there big enough that you trade away your safety net at center (Gafford)? The outgoing would presumably be Gafford plus the player being replaced. So, which one needs to be replaced? I need to figure all of that out before I even start to entertain targets.