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

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The Mavs FO made some nice moves in the draft... but everything went downhill after that. I think they showed their lack of having a plan.

To be fair to them though (them, as in the owner and GM), they just don't seem to understand what sort of team is needed to win rings or how to build a consistent contender. So if they don't have a good idea about that, then what they can plan on doing? Well, then they can only plan to do exactly what they have done, lol.

Luka deserves to play for a GM like Rob Pelinka. A guy with the potential to be the best player in the league deserves to play with the best GM in the league, who can build a proper contender around him.

How many of these players did the Lakers have on their roster a short 12 months ago? Look at the turnaround that Rob Pelinka was able to achieve once he did not have his hands tied behind his back by Magic Johnson and LeKlutch. He also managed to sign Reaves and D'lo to contracts that are not overpays. The Mavericks would have probably maxed out D'lo instead, lol.

Gabe Vincent.............. D'lo Russell, Scottie Pippen Jr
Austin Reaves............. Max Christie, Hood-Schifino
Lebron James............. Cam Reddish, Maxwell Lewis
Rui Hachimura............ Jared Vanderbilt, Taurean Prince
Anthony Davis............ Jaxon Hayes, Mo Bamba

They have had a real nice FA.  I also thought they had a real nice draft night.   I am not as high on Hood-Schifino draft guys are.  They also got Maxwell Lewis and a Undrafted guy I was interested in.

Although, we have to note that the rest doesn't matter if Lebron is not elite any longer.  If he is and him and AD are healthy, they are a contender.

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I'm sure the Mavs had a plan. They had a plan at the draft and all the cards fell perfectly. But free agency always proves that no plan survives contact with the enemy.

I'm willing to give them time to adapt. It >>IS<< only a couple days into free agency and the league year hasn't even officially opened.

I agree.   Here I go, giving them the benefit of the doubt again.   Only to be burned again.  

The Mavs know their weaknesses so lets see how they fill them.  I haven't seen too many FA that we missed that hurts.   Now if they don't fill these holes sufficiently, I would have gladly taken some of these low $ fliers some other teams have made.  But for MLE money, there hasn't been many that we have missed.   So lets see what happens.  I will be fine if they find one starting PF.   That was my expectation after the draft.