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

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I still think Ayton is alive bc of Stein's reporting and the agent connection Bill Duffy who is Grant and Luka's agent. It's been interesting that the reporting on THJ is that Mavs are confident he will be moved which makes me wonder if the Ayton trade is still on the table. Mavs have the ammo to dump McGee elsewhere and that was evidently the hold-up on draft night. So who knows but I still think its a possibility.

I just feel like they are going to hold on to him for now.  PHX fans are thrilled with the minimums they picked up.   Gordon can fill the role that Hardaway would fill.   Unless they thought Ayton is a lost cause, I expect to see how this year goes.   I would think a Holmes/Hardaway offer would be available even if his play didn't get better.

But maybe I am underestimating the damage he did last year.