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

[DanSchwartzgan]

Throwing my own hat into the ring of ideas and building off of others here...

What about THJ+McGee+#10 for Bogdanovic+Duren

Seems about right for a Mavs package. A slight overpay.  

I don't think its an overpay.  Break it into its parts:

THJ + McGee for Bogdanovic?  Yes, without hesitation.

#10 for Duren?  Yes, with slight hesitation.  Everyone who would say no to this presumes #10 will be a high upside future star.  So did the teams who took Johnny Davis, Ziaire Williams, Jalen Smith, Cam Reddish, Zach Collins, Thon Maker, Justice Winslow, Elfrid Payton, Austin Rivers and Jimmer Fredette.  That's 10 of the last 12 picks at #10.  Give me the youngster who plays a position of need and has already played against the men of the NBA vs. the projection who hasn't.  If Duren was in this draft and Dallas had the pick, he'd be the projected pick anyway.  Now that we've seen him for a year, the bust potential is much less than taking him with zero NBA experience.