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

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I understand this point from your perspective...just not sure I share your perspective. 

For example, I think at this point, the choice in the road is: should we (the Mavs) care about getting something done before Kyrie turns 34? My answer would be no, I think. 

Look how much better this all looked RIGHT AWAY, the second they stopped making (their version of) short-sighted moves. It's a little ironic, but them stepping back and playing for the future just a bit has actually made the team better RIGHT NOW. I would keep going that direction, not change course, but I admit it gets a little tougher to sell when it's possible to delude ourselves into the idea that this team could compete this year. I still don't believe that will be the case, but I'm sure that camp has more people joining as time goes by. 

I just think I'd want to get to the bottom of Lively, Green, Hardy and O-Max before I SPEND ASSETS and burden my cap for players similar to them. That's all. I'm in no hurry, and in fact, I think hurry is the surest way to mess this up.

Agreed.  This season is going really well and the team and Jason Kidd seem to be figuring things out quicker than anticipated.  Success shouldn't be interrupted.  Everything is working really well so let's leave it alone and enjoy it for a while.  Fantasy trades will be more appropriate when we start to stumble.