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

[mvossman]

Stein (and Fischer agreed) thought it would be 2027 and OMax (or Hardy) for Kuzma...not Kuzma and Gafford as I've proposed.  Just Kuzma.

I also listened to Hardwood Knocks go through the west just now.  They would not give up even a first for Kuzma, but would give up a first-plus for Grant.  They think that is the move they should do if they can.  They also believe Dallas won't do any better than that this summer.  As I've said before, Dallas having 3 firsts is meaningless when multiple teams have better assets and more picks to offer anyone worth having.

I disagree with having 3 picks being worthless because there are other teams that have more.  We just watched Siakam get traded for 3 picks.  Just because other teams have more picks doesn't mean they will use them.  Given my low opinion of Kuz, I find it wildly unlikely we can't find something better with 3 picks available in the offseason.

So if you are making the call, would you send a first and Omax for Kuz?