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

[SleepingHero]

I woud do a small trade, to get a backup big that can play some like Homes +2 seconds for Olynyk, and save first rounders to  get Markannen this summer imao he is the best  fit out of every1 that is available and he is close to Lukas age, he is still on great contract next year and i dont think he woud demand a max  like Siakam. We coud even find a way  to resign DJJ, if we shed Maxi (imao his nba career is done) and THJ while trading for  Lauri.

I don't mind the idea of working around the edges, but I think any trade with Utah is going to come at a hefty cost.

Olynyk is going to cost more than a bad contract and 2 2nds, and I think Lauri will cost at least 4 FRP. Is he really even worth it at that cost? Probably, but is he worth it over Siakam at maybe 1 FRP? That I'm not so sure. 

Lauri is definitely going to command a max too so its a push money wise between him and Siakam.

I'm not ready to write Maxi off just yet. He absolutely looked cooked early on, but maybe he was out of shape? He's had a rough couple of seasons. I will say I was staunchly against trading Maxi for anything short of a star this past summer, but now I'm more than willing to move on from him as long as the Mavs get a rotation player in return.