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

[Smitty]

We'll see. I understand where you're coming from and I actually agree the inclusion of 2027 for just Capela is an overpay.

I just think the Mavs are better off being as good as they possibly can be in the short term no matter what. Capela solves the center issue in the short term quite well. 

And this deal does cap off basically their entire list of goals they set out to begin the summer. They'd have addressed almost every issue we had going into the summer. The only one they're lacking a bit is an additional defensive wing and maybe some more consistent bench scoring.

That and you’re only left with Holmes as a negative contact going forward, who’s an expiring next year and big enough salary to use in a meaningful trade.