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

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Shane Young (@YoungNBA)
It’s very critical the Suns re-sign Jock Landale, which they ultimately will in free agency. Not only from the perspective of filling out the roster with competent pieces, but there’s also the KD dynamic.

Durant received 8.5 ball-screens per game from Landale, almost double what he got from Ayton. It yielded 1.18 points per possession for Phoenix

If HOU doesn't find any major takers for their money this offseason, I hope they go off and throw an absurd contract of like 2/30 at Landale to ruin PHX.

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How about the best of both worlds?
Dallas gives Kyrie a 4+1 contract that peaks year 3 and descends on the back end: Start Kyrie at $37.594 million, peaks in year 3 at $43.609 million with a player option in year 5 for $37.594 for a 5 yr 200 million value, that Kyrie can choose to leave at 4 yrs and a shade over $167 million. I think I would be ok with this in that it really pays market value for an All-Star caliber player, but isn't quite a true MAX.

That'd be an interesting idea....