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

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Supposedly Stein said the Mavs main interest in Bol Bol at the draft was trying to acquire Orlando's pick #36 in the second round.  Bol Bol was not the primary target.

He also mentioned that the Mavs did in fact reach out to JVG before hiring all those coaches but he's not ready to make that move.

Had some interesting notes on PJ Washington and the other RFAs.  Celtics would pay an addition 40M if they match an MLE offer and we obviously know about Portland trying to navigate everything else during all this.  With PJ though he said that Charlotte sees matching the MLE as a bargain and that PJ is seeking somewhere around 18M (what a convenient number).  He didn't say if Charlotte would match a number that high if he found it (which isn't all that possible right now anyway) but did mention that Charlottle right now is pitching him on the QO as a positive so he can be unrestricted next offseason.