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

[KillerLeft]

Lakers three first rd picks + being a destination > Mavs three first rd picks.

76ers have a bunch of picks; more than Mavs 

Knicks have a bunch of picks; more than Mavs

OKC had a ton of oicks

 Mavs would be behind in the pecking order for available stars compared to all these teams. I’m probably not mentioning a couple of teams too.

(Utah has a bunch of picks but no one wants to go to Utah. Debatable on San Antonio)

The thinking is (and we've witnessed evidence of this at the trade deadline) that the player getting transferred has more agency in the decision than we used to believe as fans. You acknowledge as much with the Lakers "being a destination." 

I don't think team "pile assets" has the impression that the Mavs should be able to outbid anyone, exactly, but it would be nice if they were at least able to cobble together a real offer if someone great WANTED to come here to play with Luka, because I swear that's going to happen, eventually. 

Having said that, they did what they did, so it's time to root for this team and hope for the best. I certainly won't cry about the Mavs missing out on Trae Young, lol.