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

[DanSchwartzgan]

@Dan, I can totally see where you're coming from with what Herro would provide in terms of options, and I agree that the 3rd ball-handler/PG type is pretty near the top of needs at the moment. Don't you think a player at that level and that price point is kind of overkill though? I mean, I wonder if his head would even be right with coming off of the bench.

Since it is a trade and not an FA signing, I'm not that worried about it.  Dinwiddie was just as much of a starter at Herro has been at the point we traded for him and put him in a bench role.  Like Dinwiddie, Herro already has his money and Irving may be gone by the time he's UFA again.

If we presume we are trying to upgrade the roster with a 30-minute type player, there are 3 roles that make sense to me.

1. Starting Center - The issue here is we probably drafted Lively to take this spot in a year or two or three.

2. Wing who can push Green or GWill to the bench - Is this what we hope OMax will become?

3. Third guard with shooting, creation and distribution skills - probably what we hope Hardy will become.

We won't all agree on which we need more.  It is somewhat a product of which kid we think is furthest away or has the lowest ceiling.  It is also a product of who is available and at what price.  I can say that I think OG or J. Allen is the guy we need, but at what price.  I happen to think Herro would fit role #3 very nicely and I know with near certainty that he's pretty available right now.