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

[Jason Terry]

I think it’s pretty clear that one of the main motivating factors in any THJ talks, from the Mavs’ POV, is to rid themselves of McGee’s contract.

Think it is and probably always was a long shot to expect something we like MORE than THJ in return from a deal set with those parameters.

I agree. Those are the parameters. They could be removed though for the right deal. A sort of negotiation ploy. Say the offer is THJ, Mcgee and the 2nds and they refuse. Take out Mcgee and a 2nd and get the deal done. 

I’m no cap expert, but we could simply waive Mcgee. Open the roster spot. If we knew there’s interest at the minimum, then he could sign with another team and we recoup the minimum amount from his dead money. I guess we would for both years? Get like $2.8MM back? 

We could also just not play him and treat it as dead weight until next summer when the expiring PO could be of positive value in trade matching

The main thing i want to avoid is the stretch waive. I think we need to eat this now.