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[dirkfansince1998]

I hope Gafford and Lively have long Mavs careers together. Gafford is important to our success. His physical presence and high energy are really helpful. We've finally found a recipe for winning literally any style of basketball with the current roster. We have to keep all the key pieces next year to be able to continue to do so and that includes Gafford. The front office has to find a way to keep DJJ. That's what they get paid to do. Lively and some random backup wouldn't have us in this position right now in the WCF's with a legit shot at a title. Lively is amazing with a chance to be special, but I think both are needed.

We would all prefer it that way but as others mentioned. What do you do if DJJ gets offered more than the taxMLE. You won't be able to bring everyone back and of course most of us would prefer to move on from THJ but that also isn't a given because you need to find a team that can absorb his salary (large parts of it).
I would assume that people in the front office are having the same discussion on a daily basis. Who is the most expendable rotation piece? What is the best way to use the few available assets to keep the core together/improve it? That's where the THJ ideas are coming from. Frome a pure asset management point of view it wouldn't be smart to give up stuff to get rid of him because is contract is going to have more value at the deadline.