The Dallas Mavericks have decided to fire General Manager Nico Harrison.
Harrison is known for trading Luka Dončić in the midst of his prime for an always-injured Anthony Davis.
Harrison is now unemployed, and the team looks a lot different from how it was when he first started in 2021.
Dallas has started the season 3-8, and isn’t as good as some people thought they would be.
They lucked into the first overall pick to get Cooper Flagg, but now have a lot of talent in their frontcourt.
One way to solve this, according to Blue Man Hoop’s Peter O’Keefe, would be to trade for one of these big men.
“A healthy (Daniel) Gafford could certainly add a rebounding and rim protecting presence that the Warriors still need at times, giving them an upgrade on what they thought Trayce Jackson-Davis might be for them by this his third season,” O’Keefe said Tuesday.
“The 27-year-old averaged 12.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks last season, having been a key part of the franchise's run to the NBA Finals the year before.”
Golden State has relied much too heavily on Draymond Green and Al Horford so far, and it’s clear neither of these players is at the same level they were just a few years ago.
Gafford wouldn’t hurt the Warriors offensively and would only improve their defense.
His rim protection and pick-and-roll game are great, and most importantly, would take the load off of some of the Warriors' frontcourt.
Dallas may be looking to trade him to free up Dereck Lively, Anthony Davis, and even Cooper Flagg and PJ Washington.
When the team appoints a new General Manager, it will be interesting to see how they handle Gafford’s situation.
If he does end up on the trade block, like rumors say he will, the Warriors would be an ideal team to trade for him.
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