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

[dirkfansince1998]

A 29 year old is still in a person’s prime. It wasn’t long ago I remember people saying most C’s start their prime later in age (29-30). For sure that was a time when C’s weren’t asked to do as much on the perimeter like they are today, but I think the loss of athleticism is quite a bit overblown.

If 29 was such a problem, why is Powell and Kleber such a different case? Holmes is 10ish months older than Cap, why are we not talking about that too terribly much? Cap also starts at a level so much higher than all players named above, if there is a slip, that should be happening to all the rest, Cap has a much bigger cushion to break the fall.

How do you explain his regular season stats? Why isn´t he blocking shots or protecting the rim at the same level as he used to? Why did the Hawks close games with Okongwu in the series against the Celtics? Why is he on the trade block?

One just signed for a little bit more than the minimum. One is signed for less than the MLE and can actually close games. One was the negative contract they had to eat in the OMAX trade. Not exactly the same as the rumored Capela trades that have the Mavs giving up some of their most valuable assets.

I am bringing up DAJ because some of the pro Capela takes that I see are almost identical to the ones that had people convinced DAJ would turn it around once he joined the Mavs. Assuming that it is about the situation in LA/Atlanta, motivation and/or fit. It´s a shame that those posts are lost. That summer generated some of the worst takes this community has ever seen. Also featured Luka doubters and Bagley fans.