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

[SleepingHero]

The Mavs turning their 3 1sts into a difference maker next offseason is looking pretty challenging the more I think about it.

Brooklyn apparently turned down 4 1sts for Bridges after they acquired him.
Utah wanted 5 1sts for Markkanen.
Is Cam Johnson really a difference maker?

Dealing for Jerami Grant at the deadline doesn't look so bad if he's willing to lock in defensively. I think you send Williams and the 27 1st to Portland. Then flip THJ to Orlando for expirings and the best pick you can get. I'd rather go this route than wait until the offseason and strike out.

Not all 1sts are created equal.

The Memphis rumor where they offered 4 1sts for Bridges last year came from Scotto, a notoriously unreliable guy. But what we're those rumored 1sts? 

At the time of the deal they were 2nd in the conference and their own picks were assumed to be late 1sts. Did MEM put protections on them? They also have the worst of PHX and WAS in 2024, so another middle 1st pick at best.

All I'm saying is if the Mavs go to the Nets and offered them 3 unprotected 1sts, one as far as 2031 when Luka may not even be here, that is a hefty and valuable asset. One that might be enough to net Mikal Bridges.