The problem with Brand coming off the bench is that Dirk starts at PF, and there appear to be very obvious advantages to the frontcourt pairing of Brand/Dirk and Kaman/Marion. There's obviously always going to be some overlap with the other combinations, but spending so much time at the start of each half with Kaman/Dirk paired just doesn't work very well in my eyes.
If they love Brand off the bench then the goal of this deadline should be to unload Kaman and find a center that fits the roster better. Which may be a goal for them no matter what, if you assume that they are not punting the season.
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