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

[SleepingHero]

Like the desperate news out of Portland and Washington. That suddenly opens up two new Kyrie destinations.

Simons/Nurkic/#5 for Kyrie.
Kuzma/Gafford/Avdija/Morris/#6 for Kyrie.

I like that 2nd trade to be honest.

Doncic/Morris
Green/Hardy
Bullock/Avdija
Kuzma/Kleber
Gafford/Reed
 
plus the #6 and #10 picks, plus the 2027 pick. That is a lot of draft capital. I think you can easily get Lavine or DeRozan for that.

Hard to do any SnT deals for Kyrie since the draft is 10 days before free agency. Sure the Mavs could try and workout a deal where the team picks whoever they want, but 10 days is a long time and it's unrealistic imo.

If we're operating under the assumption we have to trade Kyrie I'd use him to try and grab CP3+Ayton if possible. Mavs still get a point guard and finally fix the center position. That framework is tricky. Mavs would have to send a bit more to make the salaries matchup. 

But honestly, the Mavs finally got a 2nd star next to Luka. Like an actual bonafide all-NBA star type of guy. He has a multitude of flaws, and he could tank the whole franchise at any time, but I'd rather they just keep Kyrie and fill out the edges. 

I like the way you're thinking though.