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

[omahen]

Welcome to the dark side.  I’m not sure Hardy is a great fit next to Trae, but who knows what they will look like post-Murray.

I saw something similar on another site, but their deal was Holmes/Maxi/2027 for Capela.  Didn’t specify unprotected, but with the outgoing salary Atlanta would be eating, I’d assume it would be unprotected or very lightly protected.  Atlanta doesn’t currently have a 2027 pick, so a swap doesn’t work.

Such a deal would have the benefits you’ve outlined plus some others.  Capela makes about $1.6mm less than the Holmes/Maxi combo in 24/25 (getting you a little further under the apron).  You’d also be further under the tax in 23/24 and might be able to use the rest of the MLE and still be under the tax in the current season.  Atlanta has a $23mm TPE.  If you structure a deal that matches by itself (like Holmes/Hardy) then anything else you send creates a TPE for Dallas (so, Maxi’s inclusion would create an $11mm TPE).  

48 minutes of strong center play has always appealed to me.  I also like some of the side benefits listed above.  But, Hardy and seconds seems light on the Atlanta side and the 2027 pick seems like too much (even lightly protected).  

What would we pay to get to:

Lively, DJJ, Green, Irving, Luka
Capela, OMax, GWill, THJ, Exum

Thanks for the input.  Hardy role in Atlanta would be 6th man. I agree Hardy and 2 SRP seems light. But, I am not interested in 2027 pick for a back-up center and salary dump, it would impact our flexibility too much, imho. Perhaps, if we get a lottery protected future pick back.

Green might be someone Atlanta would have more interest in, as he is a better fit next to Trae. Holmes+Green straight up? We keep our flexibility going forward and Exum/DJJ take point of attack defender minutes.