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

[mvossman]

I´d argue it´s still easier to nail the #10 pick in a deep draft than not get screwed over in a trade, when you are obviously the inferior front office and you have less information about the player than they do. At least all the evaulation is in your hands.

Last time we had a pick in this range we got DSJ and would have taken Frank (and I believe they were the consensus 8 and 9 picks).  There is a big miss rate, even in what are projected to be deep drafts and sometimes the hits take years to get there (especially for big men).  From a long term asset accumulation standpoint, drafting is the way to go.  From a get good enough to keep Luka here for another contract, you are probably better off trading (especially when the biggest need is a defensive center that generally takes years to develop out of the draft).