TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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The idea here would be to insert Dallas and make it a four-way.  Gafford has been mentioned as a logical piece for Dallas and would be a nice defensive anchor to the second team if we presume Wood continues to start.  Rui is a tryout, but he does temporarily provide some PF minutes while Maxi is sidelined.  I've got McGee as outgoing to a team that knows him.  Frank is salary filler, but it could also be Pinson.

Interesting ideas.

From DAL angle, I have question marks on Gafford, as to intended role and salary fit.

They wanted a rim-running, defend-rebound guy to replace Powell, and at about half the salary. That was McGee. Unfortunately, none of that worked out, and McGee hasn't provided that so far -- but would they now decide to trade in McGee and pay over twice as much to fill the same 15 mpg role?

Unfortunately we can't assume Cuban would think, "Well, the money difference isn't a big deal, as long as we get an upgrade." So I have to wonder if the 3 yrs 40M owed to Gafford after this season would be a deal-killer for a player filling such a limited role.