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

[KillerLeft]

Could it also mean they are looking for a third team for Timmy?  I am really not interested in overpaying for Capela.

Maybe. It's possible that ATL wants McGee and not THJ (I doubt it) but that doesn't change the equation from the Mavs' perspective. Everything we've heard this summer points to them thinking Hardaway is expendable, but trying to use him to create a package that gets McGee's contract off of the roster. To me, this reads like ATL/Dalllas have an idea of what could work, but that ATL (who we also know is trying to lower their payroll, from several sources) doesn't want to be left with some/all of the salary Dallas would send out. 

"Third team", to me, is Dallas having to search for a place to park that portion of what they're sending out, probably with the onus on them to add whatever sweetener needed to make that happen. 

"Slightly overpay" could just be referring to that, but when added by an ATL guy on an ATL board, I'd assume he's referring to what Dallas is willing to pay FOR Capela, as in TO Atlanta. 

I don't like where I think this might be headed, personally.

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You're pretty much on the nail here. The slight overpay is the cost of getting McGee off the team. I wonder why the Mavs don't just eat the salary in a waive and retain the other assets at this point.

Cool, this makes me feel a bit better. This is only a 2nd or two, I hope. Not '27, not Hardy, not Green. 

...although if Green/#10 was the ask on draft night, I'm a little worried that the "talked down" post -draft price to ATL might be Green (and THJ) without the pick.