Yesterday, 03:40 PM
(Yesterday, 03:10 PM)loki Wrote: Hopefully that's going to be Lively. I think he gets one more shot before they invest significant resources in another 5. But even if that doesn't pan out, I don't know that Gafford himself qualifies as starter-caliber. Definitely not in a playoff series.
If you are trading Gafford in suitable trade window, the decision has to be made IN THE SUMMER. And there will be NO CLUE on what Lively will offer next season, when we are in the summer. He's an injured player, who has had a significant issue and surgery, and will not even try to play until October.
On top of that, Lively has NEVER been reliable for a whole season. Has he ever even played half? I like the "idea" of Lively, but I don't see that as something to depend on.
In light of that, to me it would be a major mistake to assume Lively is the answer as the C you need, and move Gafford. This franchise has lots of experience in lacking a decent center, years on end at times, and now that they have a decent solution, imo the idea of frittering it away would be stupid.
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