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

[DanSchwartzgan]

Ha!  I predicted Wood will sign for $18m/year.  For some reason, fans here have soured on him like they're Kidd's roommate or something.  20/10 big with 39%3pt is valuable in this league.

This would be fantastic news if true.  Dallas would have another asset to work with whether it be a TE from sending Wood to a cap room team if a S&T could be worked out or a trade spread on his outgoing value to bring in a player through trade.

The problem with this is it is theoretical.  If the question is “should an 18/10 guy who shoots efficiently from multiple levels make $18mm?”, the theoretical answer is yes.  Maybe you add in “well, he doesn’t play good D and he’s kind of a tweener big (not big/strong enough to shut down the paint and not quick enough to thrive defensively on the perimeter), then you start to ding that value a bit.  But, the real issue is identifying the team that will pay that for an offensively gifted tweener big who isn’t good defensively at either position.  If you can’t identify the team that wants that, it matters not a bit what BORD$ has to say.