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

[omahen]

I don't think we have to overthink this. Pascal has been on the list of most ideal players we've wanted next to Luka for the last 3 years. He checks all the boxes. His shooting is spotty, but his self creation (AND efficiency) cancels that out. My only concern is his desire for a max deal and perhaps want to be next to Embiid. Mavs could theoretically offer 5/249 this summer. Any other team's max is 4/185. That's a significant difference. Even 5/220 blows any other offer out the water and still keeps Pascal making close to what both Luka and Kyrie are making annually. 

If we let it get to the summer, the Mavs have no leverage. Everything is on the table besides the core you laid out of Luka, Kyrie, Lively Green, Exum, Omax, DJJ core to me. I'd ideally try and keep Grant, but if they're not apart of the core they are available.

This is a very good point that was sort of forgotten in discussions. Teams trading for him can offer him more money than anyone else. I like Mavs checked both on Siakam and Grant. These are the type of players we should be imho targeting. 

At this point, I have very little interest in the proposed Gafford/Avdija package. Gafford could be a nice back-up center, no objections there. But Avdija I just don't see as an upgrade over GW. He does some things better and is worse doing other things. I am not interested in such solutions, especially when the pick is involved. Aim big or nothing, imho.