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

[KillerLeft]

First, the KP deal sucks. None of us really knew that was bad when it happened - we were all excited, really. But it was clear they needed to give up at least a full year before they did. Catastrophe #1

Then, Brunson - anyone watching knew he had to be retained. Anyone honest, at least. Catastrophe #2

Then, they trade about 80% of the small pile of assets they have left for a guy whose purpose is to replace Brunson, and while he’s got a bigger name and is absolutely talented, he is old, the very definition of volatile, and honestly I wonder if he’s even as good a fit as Brunson was. Actually, I take that back - I kinda feel like I know he’s not. And then there’s the ridiculous contract they’re about to give him - way more than Brunson’s max. 

Now, and I swear I’m not even trying to be critical of @"DanSchwartzgan"’s dot connecting here, because it seems like the exact way they’d be thinking, we’re discussing using the rest of that asset pile to bring in one of the most overrated, overpriced, hard to build around dinosaurs in the game. There was a time I would’ve stuck up for Gobert, but he seems to be on the decline at this point, regardless of where we all fell on the debate before.

I can’t even process how bad this franchise is.