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

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If you’re using Holmes and McGee to get Capela, that is a fair trade, right here, right now. IF Holmes shows something IF he’s given time on the court, that could change (it wouldn’t get worse if he plays bad though, he’s at rock bottom value).

We have a young superstar ready to contend now and just paid an aging star a huge amount of money (even if it is less than everyone thought), what would be “stupid” (as FGump puts it) is to not give those two the best team on the court, especially now that they seemingly shored up our future. When that 27 conveys as the #30 pick, no one is going to be worried about it one bit (same with the 29). They’re gonna be talking about the amazing championship we just won.

Idk…I love Capela. I just don’t love where the team is, and while this probably won’t be popular, I specifically don’t love where Luka is, currently. I am encouraged that he seems to have agreed that a lighter playing weight is ideal because I think conditioning is the source of a lot of his issues, but going off of the way he played last year, I feel the reality of him is that he OFTEN doesn’t even make an attempt to get back on defense. He’s so special, and might make a huge jump this year (as a leader), but the guy I see is still pretty childish in all honesty.

I just can’t get there. I vote nay on the trade. I certainly agree that they should work to put out the best product they can, I’m just not comfortable with this one. For context, I personally value that, specific pick more in a cold, value sense than I value Hardy or Green. I am not excited at the idea of losing either of them, but I’d much rather move either if I have to lose something big than this pick. I did NOT feel that way about the pick they wasted last year on Wood.

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Can’t argue this one. There’s endless bitching and moaning THIS offseason, which looks spectacular from my vantage point. 

Love this off-season.