06-24-2023, 11:10 AM
(06-24-2023, 09:44 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Gafford is exactly the kind of center you are describing to cover for Lively´s development and Holmes not bouncing back. He´s fairly young himself, 24. His contract is very fair. He is proven in the league. Even showed he can play with another center in Porzingis. He has a career FG% of > 70%. He´s averaging 1.3 BPG for his career. Good advanced stats. He´s like a better and younger version of Powell, but I don't hate the Olynyk idea.
Best case would be Gafford/Olynyk/Lively.
If we were going to get Gafford, there would much less reason to draft Lively. We would have Gafford, Holmes, Maxi, McGee and possibly Powell. The new NBA model is to spend limited assets on centers or get a truly elite one (I am skeptical Lively is going to fit that bill). Adding Gafford and Holmes would be enough for me.