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

[SleepingHero]

Eh, I think the team ends up highly upgraded with the trade with much better balance. We also add to our picks in order to bring in more drafted talent. I’m not all that mad at the trade. Very well aware the team will never do it.

KD just went for 4 FRP and a pick swap. And this is 34 year old post achilles with a current MCL sprain KD. 

Luka is not being traded for just 3 unprotected firsts and an all-star. 

He's going for a MINIMUM of 7 FRP. A 23 year old MVP candidate who's averaging a 30 point triple double is not a normal trade asset. He'd be the best trade asset of all time. The only team that could afford Luka is OKC and it'd cost them SGA and at least 10 of their firsts realistically. 

Even then that trade puts the team in a worse position as there are only like 2 guys objectively better than Luka right now and it's debatable if they'll still be better than Luka in the next 3 years.