The perfect trade for the Dallas Mavericks to make this season seemed like it would be to move on from Daniel Gafford, but they can't make this move now that Dereck Lively II is out of the lineup. Gafford was in trade chatter earlier this month, but Dallas may be stuck in a corner that only he can get them out of.
Earlier this week, the Mavericks announced that Lively II is dealing with swelling and discomfort in his right foot, and he won't be re-evaluated for another week or so. This is the same foot that he had surgery on over the offseason, and this update was the last thing that Dallas needed right now.