Trade & FA 2023-24: Stein-Ingram Trade Inevitable| LAL Want Lebron Back On Any Terms

[SleepingHero]

This has got me thinking.

AD is 30yo, Kyrie is 31yo. If the Lakers want someone to create a new era alongside AD, then Kyrie could fit their purposes instead of Trae?

So as much as I like Kyrie and his game, I would be open to trading him to LA in return for a player and some of those picks and swaps... and then use those picks/swaps to upgrade at SG in a separate deal.

No wonder why the media covers the Lakers 24/7, its an epidemic of people wanting to help their team.

Kyrie is by far and away the best player in that deal. The Mavs are willingly upgrading the Lakers roster for role players and picks.

I just posted a stat of how the Mavs have had the NBA's best offense AND best defense when Luka and Kyrie are on the floor together. Why are we trying to break up that duo for spare parts and hope?

Don't get me wrong, cashing in on Kyrie for 3 firsts and some young guys isn't a horrible idea logically, but in terms of fielding the most competitive basketball team it's folly. The Mavs aren't even getting picks in your hypothetical though, so it makes even less sense. 

I'm so against the Lakers that even if they were to offer 10 FRP and all their young guys for Kyrie I still wouldn't do it just because I want to see that franchise crash and burn and have them fade away into obscurity for 5-10 years like they were at the last year of Kobe until Lebron.