12-12-2025, 11:55 AM
(12-12-2025, 11:29 AM)F Gump Wrote: I know this snippet of info surprises some, but it shouldn't. Gaff is a good center who has much-needed big man skills (defend the rim, block shots, rebound, good scoring skills around the basket). We seem to have forgotten what its like when teams can dominate you inside and you lack the centers to stop them (stuck with DP, for example).
But teams value that a lot.
In addition, because of his looming free agency, and the possibility youbmight be forced to a choice of matching a way-overpaid offer, or lose him, Mathurin is not as valuable as you might think. He's going to get a fairly sizable jump in pay, and that puts financial strrsss on the team that has him.
Man, I will believe it when I see it. Mathurin is only 23, a good scorer with decent defense and it looks like he might be taking a jump this season. Gafford is a solid center but he is 4 years older and doesn't have the upside. Mathurin upcoming free agency is an issue, but it still feels like he is the more valuable asset. They would have to make more moves before next season in order to generate the room to pay him though.