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

[DanSchwartzgan]

And we are still basically sending out a first and spending over 20 mil of cap on a backup center.

If we are involved in a deal like this with Murray going out, I would rather send Kyrie to LA and land Murray ourselves.  Then maybe there would be less pressure to make win now moves and we could let this team grow a little bit.

I thought the Rui vs THJ “upgrade” was worth something more.  I’m not married to Top 3 vs. Top 10 or Lottery or whatever.  I try to think in terms of worst I’d do to see if it makes sense for the other team.  Most put in the least they want to do, but I often think the other team wouldn’t do that.  None of us ever nail these exactly, so hard to critique one approach over the other.

I agree with others.  Murray would be preferable from a timeline standpoint, but it would all depend on Luka’s opinion.  I did think Kyrie’s comment the other night about not holding back and coming out aggressive was kind of saying that deferring to Luka in Q1 makes if difficult for him to get going.  Truth doesn’t have to be a shot at someone or a sign of a worsening relationship.  It could just be truth.  It probably is difficult to hold back and pick your spots.  I imagine it is difficult for all sorts of players.