Mavs To Acquire C Daniel Gafford From Wizards For Richaun Holmes & Picks | K&C Masterpiece

Mavs To Acquire C Daniel Gafford From Wizards For Richaun Holmes & Picks | K&C Masterpiece

Hey Mike Hey what how would you like some basketball news okay it’s the way you’re saying this I’m just reading your body language and the way you’re talking you’re looking at me like the Mavericks have made a trade hey Mike how would you like some Mavericks basketball news Okay

Per wge and the draft compensation part’s probably going to be the key and to tip how you feel about this deal Washington Wizards are near nearing a deal to send Daniel Gafford to the Mavericks for ran Holmes and draft compensation at this moment I do not see

What the draft compensation is but okay we had a conversation about some of the key Wing players whether it was Wiggins or whoever we talked about kozma this is somebody who can rebound the ball for you if if if that’s what you’re looking for this is a true Center you want to

Kick him out and work him at the four with Lively although I assume you would work Lively more at the four and gaffer at the five this does fit a more pressing need for the Mavericks I don’t know what the rest of the compensation

Is though so I do love this in that the player you’re getting until we know the draft picks that could change my mind it better not be a first round pick but if you look at when I said Wendell Carter Jr who I really like yes do you have the

Draft pick compensation no no no I don’t he’s averaging 11 points and eight rebounds he’s 25 years old he turn 26 next season at the start of October 6’10 234 a guy who rebounds a guy who’s athletic a guy that doesn’t need the ball to be successful because you’re

Probably not going to get the ball a whole bunch when you have a healthy Luca and a healthy Kyrie you’re going to get lobs you’re going to get opportunities like that but so I like they need somebody to help out Derek Lively Jr because you only have one Center on your

Team so now you have t and a guy who can pick up 24 to 30 minutes an and this is a player as we wait to see the draft compensation with the Mavericks per W on the brink of picking up Daniel Gafford that will be pairing with Lively for a

While so this is not this is not a uh expiring contract deal or anything like that is he’s somebody who’s under contract for the next three years so this year and two more years and you already brought up he’s going to turn 26 so I realize the NBA structure of age

Can be way different but still a younger player to PA along live now the interesting thing is he doesn’t shoot three-pointers at all like literally doesn’t shoot them at all in his career he shot one in his life in the NBA so did he make it you are get no you and it

Might have been a half court Heath I have no clue but you’re looking at a guy who’s very similar to Derrick Lively I don’t think the potential is there Derrick Lively has the ability I think two to three years from now to maybe make an All-Star team it’s very tough at

The center position when you have joic there and stuff like that but I look at this and go okay okay you’re getting what you need you’re getting an athletic big who can switch on to little or guys cuz there’s a lot of switching in the

NBA so if he has to guard let’s just say you’re playing the Clippers and he has to guard Leonard or he has to guard Harden it’s like oh no he’s going to blow right by that guy and now we’re screwed he’s athletic enough to play defensively against multiple guys and

Then he is a leaper he’s a Derek Lively offensive player around the basket putting the ball back in off of offensive rebounds getting a lob and dunking it I think the great thing is I know I hate on this guy but as long as you’re healthy you will never see Dwight

Pal touch the cigan until the game’s over well you will probably love this too that feeds into that is I was looking on stat Muse he has a 70.8% scoring efficiency which would be tops in the league so when you talked about not needing the ball but when he

Does get the ball it is usually converted although clearly in a smaller sample size he’s exceedingly efficient when he gets the ball yeah this is I I think this is a good it doesn’t put the Mavs over the top but this is something that they desperately needed Cory so now

We won’t talk about well if they score 130 will they even win the game like I do think now that’s a big number but if the Mavs can get to kind of over 120 points in a game this will really help that they should be able to win because

When Derrik Lively is hurt or he’s out of the game resting the other team can do whatever ever they want around the basket yeah I’m I’m just kind of watching some things and he seems like a pretty decent passer too uh from from the top of the key I’m not saying from

Down in the in the block it seems like he can do some things there and when you say leaper I don’t see the like uh he’s not on a pogo stick but he can jump and he’s physical he’s big and this is this is nice to see and I think uh yeah part

Of the rotation now do I go all right we still have to find something else is there one other thing that this team needs that’s not just Kyrie Luca and those two guys I do know this I was watching a video and I people were breaking this down on the Mavs when

Dorian finny Smith just the other night was sitting he’s intentionally sitting out because they’re trying to trade him and they don’t want him to get hurt he’s sitting out tonight’s game already so maybe he is kind of hurt but they’re just making sure that they don’t hurt

His trade value at all yeah they’re saying if you read his lips he he tells Jaden Hardy I’m coming back oh now does that mean I’m coming back to play does that mean I’m coming back to Dallas you know that’s where you got to go okay if

You read his lips right he didn’t say I’m coming back to the Mavericks you know like you know what is that mean I think he could help out a lot because that’s a guy defensively who’s a premium defensive player who knows the system fits in with Luca great friends by the

Way Gafford averages right now 2.2 blocks per game seventh in the League this year so you’re talking about defending the rim so if a guy does get to the basket he does make it difficult to score over just like Derek Lively does yes and look the other thing is uh

When you were talking about Cory I’m really curious about this when you were talking about next moves for the Mavericks I’m very interested that they took on a longer term player that clearly fits in this system alongside Lively is now you have another person that you’re like what about next year

What about next year so I don’t know what that means for the rest of the day but this is already a good I think it’s a good move for the Mavericks depending on you might change if you’re like good Lord so you’re you’re thinking in your

In you said rest of the day longer term is a great addition to the plan but now maybe find a mercenary I is that what you’re saying yes because you think about and I don’t know if you can afford that I like we’ve talked about this

Before I don’t know if you can afford it but now you have theoretically let’s say you feel like you have at least six players that you see as part of this team going forward in terms of Hardy green Kyrie Luca Gafford is green well yeah as much as they were trying to

Consider moving him and his conversations now GA and Lively and that could shift but at least you’re looking at hey this maybe fits together more like a basketball team yes and that’s where Jason kid you know I don’t love everything he said on his quotes when he

Was talking about Luca being better than Dirk and he’s ready to be Jordan Kobe LeBron I I think there’s a a way bigger step he has to take in figuring out how do I win 50 plus games a year consistently and I know Dirk had better teammates but he was just doing that

Every year in his prime like we’re going to win 50 to 60 games every year no matter what no matter who’s hurt around me no matter what I know how to win 50 regular season games Luca has to get to that point I think this helps and I was

Just going to throw this out he is still in rumors I did see who’s the really heavy guy on ESPN uh that is LeBron’s best friend wior wior he was saying that he thinks miles Bridges is going to get dealt today the issue is is the Mavs did you

See what Miles said about he’s blocking everything he blocking here’s the thing that’s tough Cowboys with their defensive assistance the Mavs could only give him midlevel exception which means he would be perfect for this team if you take out what he’s done off the court

But on the court he would be perfect he could be your guy that gives you 25 a night he would be your guy who’s a great defender a guy who’s as physically strong that could take on Kawhi Leonards the issue and the problem is is then he

Would be a free agent and you can’t compete in the market because you don’t have his bird rights just another thing to throw out there the Knicks also made a trade they’re picking up bogdanovic and so they’re making uh yeah I mean that is fair enough bjan bogdanovic is

And so we’ll keep an eye on that 2 p.m when our show ends the trade deadline ends well 205 is usually think cord can be ready tonight for the Mavericks Knicks game uh don’t know where’s Washington at can we get him cuz Derrik Lively is obviously dealing with nose

Surgery yes and and and obviously Luca’s got his mask going now yeah of course he’d be ready for tonight all Jason kid’s gonna say is go out there and be big man I told buddy Walt Luca had to take off that mask early in the game and

I thought it was because it was uncomfortable but he told me that supposedly it wasn’t mandated by the NBA and I’m like you mandate mask like what was wrong with his mask it’s just trying to cover a it’s like throwback ago so I’m just going to assume he was

Uncomfortable with it cuz after the first timeout or whatever he took it off and then played without a mask Go

According to multiple NBA insiders, the Mavericks have swung a deal with the Washington Wizards to acquire center Daniel Gafford for center Richaun Holmes and draft picks. K&C react to the news on the day of the NBA Trade Deadline.

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