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

[DanSchwartzgan]

The information everybody’s talking about post-dates that info by a couple of days. Still have to choose to believe it, of course, but both Kuzma and Windhorst are basically saying there was an agreed upon deal, whereas is that older Stein info makes it seem like the Mavs walked away over price. It seems pretty clear that that is not what happened.

At the end of the day, I’m just glad I don’t have to watch Kuzma play for the Mavericks.

Is it older?  Maybe you are right, but it came in an email from Stein this afternoon.

Some of the reporting had the Wiz GM being underwhelmed by the Mav's offer.  But rather than turn it down flat, he went to Kuzma and asked him what he wanted to do.  I'm not sure we can jump to a conclusion that it was a simple GWill/Holmes and two picks offer just because Windy speculates that it was.  Given how creative the FO has been, I'd almost assume that's the one thing it probably wasn't...meaning I'd assume more complexity that that.  

Don't really care and don't have a dog in this hunt (other than to agree with those who wonder why some have to always assume the worst about the team every chance they get).  I'm very pleased with the deal they did do and added the quote to the discussion because I know that not everyone is a subscriber.