(12-20-2025, 05:36 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I think Gafford still carries real value. The key to trading him for future value is you have to live with the results (this year at least) of AD/Lively being your two best centers. It is easy, mid season, to spend too much time worrying about the trees to the exclusion of the forest.
Agreed, but an out-going Gafford doesn't leave you with an adequate backup center, so I wouldn't expect much in the way of results this year. Kyrie will need time to for conditioning assuming he comes back. So if we even sniff the playoffs, we shouldn't expect much.
Maybe one alternative is to just roll with this lineup with not much expectation, trade Gafford for a good guard, be cautious with Kyrie, and live with the middle-of-the-pack results. Your summer trades will shape you for next year.
I still don't have much faith in the future with Kyrie and AD for next year, but the Front Office may not see much else take shape.