Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[mvossman]

I've joined your side that Gafford isn't a great fit here. Without a PnR Guard his strength on that end is negated. He has some value as a rebounder and shot blocker, but his inability to guard on the perimeter, with a switch heavy NBA, nullifies those strengths as well. 

I think he's a serviceable NBA Big, just not for this team at this time. What my overall point was, is that we don't know what we don't know. If Gafford isn't actually a positive value guy at all - I'm not interested in taking back a bad player/contract just so he's off my team next year. He's not useless. Just not an ideal Big for this version of the Mavericks.

I don't think you dump Gafford just to get rid of him.  The goal at this point would be to trade him for a player on similar contract that fits this roster better.  It would be nice to snag one the early picks in the second round as part of it, but I don't expect that to happen.