Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[Winter]

Then you get to Aldama.  If you squint really hard you can say he makes any of the three players above redundant.  On the other hand, you can say he fits with any of the three players with the current roster.  It is tricky.

The way I look at it is that Aldama gives you what you don't have (a big who is a threat from the perimeter), while making another of our big men redundant to the point that we can trade him for a guard.

Gafford does not provide defensive rebounds, face-to-the basket offense, and little rim protection. Lively is better at all of that, and Rez now provides extra beef, with Cisse helping.