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

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Still not interested in overpaid dinosaurs. Just brought him up to point out the difference in perception when it comes to Capela and other bigs. If Nurkic is a negative or neutral asset there is no way that the Mavs should offer more than a couple of 2nds for Capela.
But if the Mavs are still all in on Kidd´s 2020 Lakers pipe dream I would prefer someone like Nurkic over Capela. Most likely way cheaper. Not a pick and roll finisher but a good screener and passer. Capable of making plays out of the short roll. Also showed improved 3-point range. And as a big fan of +/- based metrics. Despite his obvious short comings when he has to defend in space he ranks among the best defensive bigs over the last 3-5 seasons.
If the options are Green/Hardy and/or the 2027st for Capela (not sure if that is the case) or a couple of 2nds for Nurkic it´s not even a question for me.

I can get behind this reasoning. Like Tyron Lue is trying to beat into Kawhi and PG’s head, the regular season does matter. Getting HCA in the first round does matter. Like we saw, a team can get on a roll with a good matchup in that first round. This is where I think Nurk and Cap would really help this team. All while giving the young guys the time they need to develop. Like I said to Omahen, if we can find a way to get the job done with less(er) assets, I’m all for it. Heck, Nurk being injury prone might give Lively more chances to apply what he’s learning in practice in game. I still want him healthy for the playoffs cause if he does work out to get us to a HCA seed, he would still be useful in the playoffs (especially in the first round where he could absolutely be useful against a Timberwolves type team).