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

[SleepingHero]

Just to hammer it home, I'd take Alex over Josh right now.  I know what I'm going to get from Alex every game, far less so than Josh.  Basketball is more than just stats.  I'm sure Wood had pretty nice stats the last few seasons too.

Well trying to get back to the topic, I was trying to reply to the offensive consistency that you initially brought up. And factually Josh is a more consistent offensive player today despite his passiveness.

Hard to argue impact on offense without looking at raw stats. 

However shifting gears to what you brought up, I do think Caruso is more impactful today. He is a worlds better defender. But he isn't this 30 min a night kind of guy. He isn't even a consistent starter on his own team! He's 7 years older and is pretty injury prone with a consistent foot problem and hamstring issues. Even on the Lakers championship team he was a limited bench defender playing 20 mins a night. 

Despite his issues and limited offensive game, I still want Caruso. But not if it costs Green and/or a 1st. I just don't think he'd be worth nearly whatever the Bulls are asking. And I'd much rather run the risk of overpaying the 22 year old combo guard/forward that has shown consistent improvement year over year than to overpay for the defensive ace specialist that is about to hit 30. 

To each their own.