Trade & FA 2023-24: HOU Targeting Mikal Bridges again!| Mitchell is LAL #1 Target

[SleepingHero]

Trying to figure out SnT's with LA's pieces for Kyrie is fitting a square peg into a round hole. It might work if you force it, but it's just not going to make sense.

Only things the Lakers have that is of any interest to the Mavs are their 2 picks, Reaves, Rui, and Vandy. Reaves+Rui come with BY issues in SnT and Vandy's contract is too cheap to even matter.

I'd tell the Lakers to go find a 3rd team that can give us what we want on top of your picks, or no deal. Thin

Thinking out loud, maybe there's something here with PHX.....?

Lakers send Rui+Beasley to PHX. Mavs send THJ to PHX and Kyrie to Lakers. Mavs receive Ayton+Lakers 2029.

PHX get Rui+Beasley+THJ for Ayton, which is quite the haul as it's potentially 2 starters. Lakers get their 3rd star and can keep Reaves. Mavs get their starting center and a future first that opens up a lot of trades with #10+27+29.

EDIT: Cause of money, odds are the deal will have to be expanded to potentially include CP3+Vando to Dallas and Bamba to the Suns.

This is me assuming Rui gets a starting deal around 16 mil and Kyrie signs for 45 mil.

So a monster 8 player trade between 3 teams. Not likely it happens, but it solves a lot of things for a lot of teams.