05-21-2024, 04:04 PM
(05-21-2024, 03:58 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: I personally think Gafford is going to be a backup soon. May not happen next year if this is working, but I think he is an elite backup center. What is their price tag for a backup good center. 12-13 million? I hope the mavs are proactive with resigning him before he gets to free agency. At the very least, he has a reasonable contract that can be moved down the road. Having two guys who are elite attacking the rim is one of the reasons why this has worked and clearly something Kidd wants. I am in no hurry to break it up.
The main reason why I would hold onto Gafford is Lively's durability. Gafford seems like the kind of player that can give you 80 games. Lively's rookie season was almost Kleber-esque when it comes to minor injuries and him missing games. He only played 55 games.
Not the worst idea to have a backup that can also start 20 games per season.
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