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

[Mapka]

Interesting idea. I would think that both Charlotte and Cleveland would need some compensation. Allen is the best player in the deal. Was an all star, is on a very team friendly deal for an all star, but had a bad playoff series. So a bit difficult to evaluate his value. Still, I think his past, contract and age have more weight than a bad series with a team that was not perfectly constructed for him. Second best player is PJ, imho. The contract he asks for is high for what he brings, so that reduces his value. Still, I agree he seems to be great fit for Cleveland. Since he is restricted, I think a lottery protected first is fair value. THJ is useful, but his contract is not great. Mavs are trying to trade him for some time, but it doesn't seem league sees much value in him. 

I think if we would talk about straight up deal between Charlotte and Cleveland, Charlotte would need to add an unprotected first to PJ to get Allen. Dallas would need to add 2027 and something more (Green or Hardy?) to THJ to get Allen, imho.

Based on this, I would perhaps propose a deal like this:
Cha: THJ, McGee, Green (I would much rather prefer Hardy)
Cle: PJ, 2027 (perhaps lightly protected)
Dal: Allen, Martin

Charlotte gets another interesting young player but eats also McGee contract. Cleveland receives a better fitting player and fair compensation. Dallas gets best player in the deal who is sort of perfect for what they need and Martin to fill the wing hole after Green (or Hardy) departure. With the hope, that he can produce again at the level, which earned him his current contract. His last season was really bad.

I think this kind of valuation is the reason why we won´t see any THJ trade until his last year.
THJ is a better and more useful player than PJ right now. And he isn´t that much of a distraction.

I´m not even sure why we would bother about PJ if it cost us additional assets.