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

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The idea of a player PJ could be would be worth a 2027 pick. The reality of PJ Washington is worth far less. I don't get how people can celebrate the idea before seeing on court results. Mavs made a huge gamble.

If everything goes well, all those unprotected firsts and swaps will not matter. But there are huge risks things will not work and Mavs will need a long time to get back to relevance, if things don't work out as planned. Phoenix traded their future for Durant and Beal. Mavs traded half of their future for GWill, PJ and Gafford. I appreciate the all in approach, no other choice if you want to contend. But the gamble is huge.

Mavs have 2 FRP, pick swap and hope of young players having value moving forward. So far only Green is really justifying that hope. They will need to replace Kyrie in a couple of years.

I am not disagreeing with your overall point but wanted to comment on Phoenix.  I thought they had a real nice day yesterday and if healthy will be a tough out.

Phx went all in with one superstar and one maybe star.  Dallas got nothing yesterday in the stratosphere of KD.  They did invest in guys in the mid 20’s though and not in their 30’s.  More importantly, Phoenix has no one close to Lively as a developmental piece.  Heck they don’t even have a Omax or Hardy.  Maybe neither work out but at least there is a chance.  As we go forward, Phx will be looking for minimum guys to piece everything together.  It may work out, but at the same time it will be tough to build that connection most good teams have.