ROSTER TALK: Mavs favs for Vogel if no HC job exists. Kyrie handshake deal?

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I think the difference is LA can get FA interest, so keeping AD and trading Lebron gets them assets to turn into another player that fits with AD. I mean, a tank for next year’s draft is gonna be a tough thing to do cause it looks like there are lots of teams setting themselves up to do that.

Agreed.  And I don't think LA will do what I'm suggesting.  But as @"F Gump" points out, even with Westbrook off the books, there is only so much they can do with their cap situation unless players are willing to take discounts.