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

[Ghost of Podkolzin]

To be honest, I super scared by it but I know there's a lot I don't know about both situations. 

Wiggins gets a bad rap because he was drafted no 1 overall. There's a lot of weirdness in GSW right now and Wiggins seems like a thoughtful kid who likes stability and sometimes struggles with confidence. He might not like competing for minutes with Kuminga and maybe he'd just like to move on. He was not a bad player in MIN by the way. He was good but he wasn't a franchise player. At times, he's been great in GSW. He's an NBA starter.

Kuzma gets a bad rap because of his hair and dating Hollywood-types. Yes, he played selfishly on a bad team. And he ran up his ppg to earn a bag. But that team was a mess and it's been that way for a very long time. There's a lot of weirdness in Washington right now and Kuzma seems like the type who never struggles for confidence and will make a business decision if the team isn't going to win. He wasn't a bad player in LA by the way. He was good but he's not a no 1 option on a good team. At times, he's been great in WAS. He's an NBA starter.

Luka runs the show here like Lebron. Kyrie is a dymanic scorer. If you add two good players to the mix and don't ask them to do too much I think this team will be much better. Both players are better than the 6' 5" guards and career backups we currently have on the wings.

Honestly, I think the only we we'll actually know if Wiggins and Kuzma will help is if Dallas trades for them. And I'll bet the Mavs do more diligence on their current situations than any of us could possibly do on the internet.

We all thought the TWolves got over on GS for unloading Wiggins on them.  He then proved to be at least the 3rd or 4th best player on a championship team.  If Wiggins was taken in the 2nd round he'd be known as a B+ NBA starter, "glue guy".

Kuzma is a good rebounder and a better defender than his reputation.  Last time he played with a great distributor, he was 44.3%fg and 36.1%3pt.  Good numbers for a big wing, not chucker numbers.

Maxi is done.  I said this last year and most people on this board tore me up for it.  He played only 18% of the minutes afforded him.  This year it's 11%.  In his prime he was a great catch and shoot big and a great perimeter defender.  It's been quite a few years since he was either.

GWill is as advertised.  A good backup, end of a tight playoff rotation (got a few playoff DNPs in BOS).  Too inconsistent to be a starter on a championship team.

I like J.Green off the bench, coming in as either a SG or SF.

This leaves us the need for a starting SF and PF.  I'd rather a PF/SF and a PF/C, giving us more flexibility.  Wiggins and Kuzma, while providing different value, are both more of PF/SF.

Need:
PF/SF - T.Eason, Kuzma, Wiggins, Bogs
PF/C - Z.Collins, P.Reed, D.Wade, Randle, Horford