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

[KillerLeft]

I agree, good thing no single person here has proposed such a trade.

The semantic debate you’re trying to engage in isn’t really interesting, with respect.

It’s not that people aren’t getting your point that part of the value you’re suggesting for the pick is dumping Holmes and or McGee’s money, it’s that those aren’t goals anyone feels the Mavs MUST reach. If they’re trying to do that, it’s because they want Capela, an upgrade over Holmes, and sure, they’d need to dump some or all of that money to make that financially feasible. However, if they do nothing Holmes might actually play some here (maybe even more than some, according to those most optimistic among us) and if he does, his money won’t look that bad in a year. McGee’s contract is trash, but BOTH of them become usefully sized expirings in a year.

So, THE ONLY ACTUAL BENEFIT the team would get for the pick is really just having Capela immediately. It’s not at all like there’s a need to dump Holmes without getting Capela, so unless you think Capela alone is worth the pick (to whatever degree he’s actually an upgrade over Holmes/Powell, opinions on which probably vary from person to person, even among professionals), doing nothing is better than the trade you suggest. Pretty clearly, imho.

I think Capela represents a HUGE upgrade at center, but I flatly don’t think the team is ready for that to matter enough to justify such a splurge. I’d love to have him, but not if that pick has to go out in the process. That might be the only way (might not) but if it is, I’d prefer to see what Holmes/Powell/Kleber can do and hope Lively is a fast learner.