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

[omahen]

Holmes for Capela would be the biggest heist in league history. A starting C for a 3rd string C all because they save some money. Forgive me if I’m not in any way getting my hopes up and side with the report of “slightly overpay”.

Totally agree. Atlanta might prefer to give more minutes to Okongwu, but they can do that with Capela on the roster too. They simply play Okongwu more. Atlanta is well below the tax line since dumping Collins, so no real savings pressure too. As of now, they are 14 mil under tax line for next season. Depends how rich Okongwu and Bey extensions will be, but their long term financial situation is much better since Murray signed a very team friendly deal. If all the new management in Atlanta would do would be to trade 2 starters for basically nothing, the owner might be begging Schlenk to return in a very near future. 

I am still with my "split the 2027 pick" wish. "Half" of the pick to Atlanta for Capela (since this seems to be the most often mentioned deal) and "half" to third team for rotation level player (wing). THJ and McGee outgoing. 

Rumor was that Dallas wants to speed things up. That doesn't make sense with Holmes, as he can't be aggregated before September. Unless of course everyone is satisfied to just announce the deal and finalize it in September. 

Atlanta also doesn't really need THJ with Bogi on the roster. 

What if Atlanta would get McGee and THJ is the one going to the third team? I think Indy is the only team with cap space left and I don't see a deal there. The minimum third team would need to send to Dallas would be a bit less than 10 mil. If Mavs are willing to go up to the first apron, a deal with BKN could be possible (O'Neal plus Sharpe).