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

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Box score plus minus metrics being the end all be all that lots of fans care about is getting tiresome. Need to watch players play. Lamelo has been out most of the year and maybe he's disgruntled that he's stuck there because he was a RFA and wants out and all anyone can do is point to plus minus. GWill had good metrics in Boston Im sure, yet he is clearly not a fit here as a starting 4. Random 4s/5s shoot over him in the paint like he doesn't even exist. PJ has plenty of skill, proper size/length, actually blocks shots, and will likely be much better here. Him being a bad defender in Cha doesn't instantly correlate that he'll suck here. Mavs do their double and swarm scheme and he may be the right guy to play 4 for that scheme cause he is decently quick for a big wing. I'd be fine with PJ. Would prefer someone with a shorter contract like PJs if the Mavs believe in OMax cause they'll expire out sooner and can potentially be used in a trade in a couple of years if OMax is ready to take over. Collins is way more expensive but has only 2 more years and a big expiring. Beef stew would prob be fine also. Whatever the best deal is any of these guys would be ok as starting 4s/small ball 5s.

Getting proper value for the 2027 1st might need to be a combination of players plus shedding bad contracts. I think the move is to just trade the 2027 1st really. If Luka leaves they should get a ton of assets back to recover and if he stays you need to start being good now while he's peaking and ready for title contention. Really depends on if they have some plan for this offseason I guess. THJ/Holmes can be valuable salary matching this offseason, or maybe some tanking team wants expirings going into next season rather than expiring this season so they have value this tdl.


Kuzma does have skill but what has this skill lead to with Kuzma? He thinks he's the shit and he chucks trying to jack his numbers up so that he can get a bigger next contract. OMax already looks like a better defender than him. His feet are way quicker and he hustles his ass off on defense plus his arms are longer. Look at OMax's fluidness on defense. He buys into the defensive stopper role as his main skill. Kuzma will be the guy to not care about spending lots of energy on defense and just want to get his numbers up.

THJ thinks he is the best shooter in the World and chucks too.  Only thing is Kuzma has more skill and is 6'9+...which means he has the ability to disrupt with his athleticism.  THJ doesnt.

I do agree with the defensive stopper role of Prosper.   That means something.   But is he another DFS with low offensive skill?  We saw how that got frustrating.   OMax best quality seems to be the ability to drive and finish even if it looks ugly...there is a lot to grow on there.  The best thing about it is...he is not afraid and eager to take it to the rim unlike DFS, Maxi and Green his first couple of years.

Knowing your role is important...and we need defense over offense.   But we have seen what low offensive skilled defenders do.

If Kuzma was bought in to what the Mavs were trying to do and they trusted his effort to be that specific person Mavs want...Im willing to take the risk assuming there is not a more well rounded lengthy guy coming on market this summer that Mavs are confident they can acquire.

TL;DR = I think I would like to see investment into lengthy, well rounded fundamental players over value, bargain bin fit guys.