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

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I'm one of those guys who really expects a trade. The team needs to be bigger. But I'm also realistic about value.

Right now, everything rumored seems to be too costly... and the players available don't seem like real game changers. Perhaps if there was a larger trade rather than discussions of player vs player, it would be different.

In my mind, the only player rumored recently that I truly liked was WCJ.  The secondary player I liked was Portis, but at a different price. Neither seem to be available within a reasonable cost. I hope the Mavs find a backup center at least, but that's about the extent of my expectation now. Kuzma and PJ Washington don't make this team a finals contender at the cost rumored. Unless there's a surprise, a rebounding big man is my best hope at this stage.

I think Drummond for two, 2nd-round picks or the THJ for Gary Harris and Bitadze trade are the two best rumored deals we can make.

I think Kuzma has talent but isn't what we need and not worth the price that is being asked.

PJ Washington isn't good at anything and this board would quickly turn on him once they watched him play every night.

A backup center or not trade at all is what I'm hoping for as well.