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

[ThisIStheYear]

It’s time to change expectations. The Mavs are contenders. Nice job front office. They don’t need a back up center. They have a franchise center in the starting lineup and 3 backups who have started in this league as recently as last season. They have the best player in the NBA. They have a second best player who’s a top 25 player in the NBA. They’ve found a Swiss Army knife two way player who can score 15 a game. They have a sixth man of the year candidate. They even have some wing depth. They have guys like Curry and Hardy who are out of the regular rotation but can still come in and give quality minutes and even be a threat. All they really need is an effective “tall” 4 who can compliment Grant and push him into a backup role. Grant as the 7th or 8th man on your roster is a good place to be. They’re just one very good non star player from achieving that, a player that is not easy to find but not super hard to either. Hopefully, they keep enough salary flexibility to resign DJj when they acquire that player (or maybe Omax can learn to shoot so we have a replacement). The Mavs should go for it this year, not recklessly, but aggressively.

And honestly, Grant needs to come off the bench when DJj is healthy even if the Mavs don’t find a trade. DJj is the better player.