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

[omahen]

If Landale got $8mm and Houston ‘pivoted’ to him after trying to get Powell, does that mean Powell turned down $8mm?

Williams and Thybulle make some sense.  Neither is old by any means, so they could be around for a while. Are they available for the MLE?  Do they require more?  As I’ve illustrated, easy to get to $17mm area with just McGee as the outgoing.  Taking McGee’s salary would seem problematic for Boston.  FG mentioned sending cash with McGee to pay some of the difference between his salary and a minimum slot.  That seems a more likely strategy for Thybulle.

I don't think Thybulle is worth more than MLE (even full MLE might be a lot). Williams thinks he is worth more, but I am not sure he really is. 

In any case, I don't think Boston or Portland would be willing to eat McGee and help us get their player. They would want some compensation, and the only thing Mavs could offer really is the 2030 SRP. Is that enough for the help and for taking McGee? I am not sure. That is why I find it far more likely that the deal is done for max MLE amount with no salary going to either Portland or Boston.