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

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Stein update:

One source briefed on the process, confirming discussions between the teams after this story posted, indicated that Milwaukee is unwilling to swap Portis for Williams straight up, meaning that a simple one-for-one trade construction would likely have to be expanded to include other players to advance these talks.

"We want and would expect to get more" is negotiation talk. Letting the media know is a negotiating tactic. The Bucks want it thought that they value Portis more highly, but it's not necessarily an indicator of who they REALLY value most, nor a line-in-the-sand bottom line.