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

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That is pretty interesting, if so.  Especially for two guys who are not in our long term plans.  I read also that PHX also wanted a pick and/or Green, so who knows.

Mavs were pretty clear this offseason that they wanted to totally rebuild their center rotation.  If Holmes is not a factor, they did not do that this offseason. 

I think an Ayton gamble would have been a solid roll of the dice...especially if that was the offer.

I just don´t get what they are doing. It´s like they still don´t understand asset management at all.

if the Ayton deal goes through, here is the money allocated to the center rotation over the next two seasons:

Ayton 32.4 / 34.0
Lively 4.7 / 5.0
Powell 4.0 / 4.0
McGee 2.3 / 2.3
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Totals: 41.4 / 45.3

If you apply the luxury tax threshold as the hard cap, it´s 25% and 26% for the positional salary.

Given what we are already locked into at PF....

Williams 12.4 / 13.0
Kleber 11.0 / 11.0
Omax 2.7 / 2.8
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Totals 26.1 / 26.8

....you land bang on 40% of positional spending for the big positions.

That´s before you even get into the argument that Ayton is productive former #1 pick. They maintain re-trade value for at least one more trade. And there is a chance, with his seemingly good relationship with Luka, that he unlocks another gear and makes the Suns look dumb.

And if not you buy yourself time to develop Lively before you trade Ayton with a year left on his contract.