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

[Ghost of Podkolzin]

I'll go ahead and remove Randle and Markkanen cause they're PFs.

Looking at that list, unless they are old (Lopez/Vucevic) or have injury concearns (Porzingis, Williams III), all of them have higher value than Ayton. We're going for Ayton cause he's a distressed asset that probably needs a fresh start.

I'll be ok if we have our new center for a drop down in the draft (no further then say #21) or for expirings, which leaves:

Nurkic, Capela, Ayton as the ones I could see available for that price.

If we want a better piece than that, we probably would have to include #10 and get no pick in return (maybe a second?), which I'd be against.

Yup.  Good points.  I do disagree with Lopez/Vucevic, tho.  Vucevic started 82 games last year, Lopez 78.  This is why my rating factors in availability and why they're rated so high.  I'd argue I'd rather either of them than Ayton for the next 3 seasons.  Your point is spot on.  We need to be developing a young big.