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

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Doesn't look like Lakers are considering SnT at all

Makes sense.  Vanderbilt may be in a minutes crunch but Lebron and AD do have injury issues.    He is also a cheap contract that can greatly outproduce his contract.  Could be used in a trade too.    

I hadn't thought about Chicago.  That was sort of interesting.  Last year, I was wondering if there could be a potential Vuc for Wood trade.    That obviously was not in the cards and Chicago has a much higher opinion on Vuc than Wood probably.

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Jaden Hardy for Max Christie swap... Who says no?

https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2023...s-analysis

After having watched some of the summer league games, I would like to make this move. The Lakers probably say no but it doesn't hurt to ask. Christie is the sort of two-way player that I think is needed alongside Luka, while the Lakers might feel they want a scorer like Hardy.

Won't happen, but that is a very interesting trade.   Both are young kids.   Christie was billed as a shooter entering college but didn't shoot well.  But he has all the traits you look for to be a starting caliber player.   Lakers have a lot of success developing late firsts/second round picks and he may be the next.  Supposedly he looked really good in summer league too.   Minutes may be tight for him, but it wouldn't surprise me to see him develop into a good player.   I believe him and Hardy went back to back.