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

[SleepingHero]

So in other words, you're so out on THJ you think the team would be better just by removing him, and it's not about allocation of cap resources, the size of his role, etc. You just think his presence on the roster and in the building makes the team weaker. 

I have to tell you, I think that's extremely incorrect. I'm ok with moving on from him in circumstances that make sense, but he's basically the team's third or fourth best player. I don't see a reasonable argument for addition by subtraction.

Correct. Exactly. Removing THJ would help this team incredibly.


The reasonable argument is the team reached the WCF without him. When Timmy went down that season the Mavs were 27-21. They ended the season 23-11 without him. 

If Timmy was this integral player, why did the team improve so much after he went down?