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

[SleepingHero]

From Stein:
- Mavs still hoping Atlanta wins a race for Siakam and that Capela is included
- Mavs willing to participate in Wood SnT, if it is presented with such scenario

https://substack.com/inbox/post/134985121

Well there might not be any reason for the Lakers to do this, but there was a lot of smoke in their interest for Wood a couple of weeks back.

What if Wood is emphatically against playing anywhere for the minimum? If you're the Lakers do you make a SnT happen just to guarantee the big man is yours? The only piece the Lakers can feasibly trade for the money to work would be Vando. They did just sign Prince, who by all accounts plays a very similar role to Vando and can hit threes at a better rate. 

Is there anything there? For me, the idea of a Wood for Vando swap gets me giddy. It'd be a coup, which also makes me think it's highly unlikely for it to happen. Especially since the Lakers could just sign Wood outright for the minimum. But if Wood is emphatically against a minimum contract, maybe the Lakers could be motivated to just get the deal done because of Wood's talent.