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

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That's fair, if you are picking from the bottom of the barrel.  We are talking about trading assets, not acquiring a player with the TP-MLE after everyone has been picked over.  The Mavs need to use their assets to address the frontcourt.  Adding to the backcourt is just redundancy at this point with a failed ending.  So what's the point of that?  If they can't acquire anyone, then we know that the season will simply be a failure and we try again next year.  But they better treat it like that and play the heck out of the rookies to develop them!  I would also want to take swings on some players with potential growth.  I guess I am just not on board with a course of action that doesn't address the GLARING needs of this team.  Adding another guard just makes it more crowded, and reduces value.  They have to get bigs that can play NOW.

If there is an opportunity to upgrade or add more depth to the rotation, you need to look at that no matter the position.  If nothing else, you are rebuilding your asset pool for future opportunities.  Ideally, you'd love to get help in areas of weakness but the right player just might not be available to you.  I don't want to reach for someone who is the wrong fit or overpay for someone who does fit but doesn't justify the assets or contract you'd need to acquire them.  

Nico said he isn't done, so I think he has a plan.  How he maneuvered on draft night is encouraging so I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt as we enter free agency.  And I'm usually the furthest person from being optimistic when it comes to the MBT.  You see the glaring needs of the team, I see the glaring needs of the team so I'm pretty sure they do too.  

Though I am starting to warm up to the idea that we just roll out Lively to start the season.  We've come out of the gate slow the last few seasons so why not use the doldrums to see what 12th in a deep draft class has to offer?