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

[mvossman]

Not when we’re also getting off of Holmes contract, not at all. Look, I have just as much hope as the rest that Holmes regains his 20-21 form here. I was with everyone that year in wanting to get him. Fact is, he hasn’t shown anything since being traded, so his value isn’t any higher than the value we traded him for, otherwise Sac would have realized that value instead of us. It’s for sure an even trade, you yourself may not want to do it, but it’s even.

As Gump pointed out, a big part of what they were doing was shedding cap without anything coming back. In this case, Atlanta is the one shedding cap so it’s different. I agree Holmes is negative asset, but not first round pick negative

Capela is a quality center, but he is expensive, 29 and just had a down year. He is also a guy that could get run off the court in playoffs. I don’t think his value is that high. 

An unprotected first is massive value. Something you use to land a long term piece, Not to upgrade a two year stopgap center