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

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After our trade deadline deal players not meshing well last season, I’d prefer getting guys in the training camp to start fresh with eachother. I wouldn’t be careless with the pick but I would shop with using it in mind.

Yeah, if you can find the right trade.   It is just most teams are pretty positive on their rosters right now after the draft.  Most teams.   And a '26 or '27 first round pick may not matter as the current GM may not be making that pick.   

Maybe there are teams like Washington or a few others who are just looking for future assets.  Or maybe a team like Atlanta who is being pressured to get out of the tax.   

But lets say Detroit for instance.  They are getting pressure from ownership that they nee to compete for a playoff spot.   Some may disagree, but come midseason and if they have underachieved a Bojan for a future first would interest me.  Even if he is older and expiring.   A lot will depend how the rest of our roster grows.   But have three good scorers in Luka, Kyrie and Bojan to go with glue guys is a nice fit to me.   

So, I agree if they can find the right trade, make it.   But I think with most teams you are going to overpay right now...even if they make players available.