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

[mvossman]

Right but how is that valued contract wise? Is that defensive production alone enough to push him from 10-15 a year to 20+?

I don't really see that. I can see him being offered a 4 year 60 extension that was mentioned. I can also see in FA a team throwing 3/60 at him too. But anything more than that for a guy who really is just a great defensive player is risky as heck with these new punitive rules for teams above the cap.

Yeah, my argument was specifically with the Green comparison that suggested they were similar players and should get similar contracts.  Some of Green's contract was due to youth/upside.  3&D guys don't generally get much more than MLE, but Caruso may be a special case given he just made all defense first team.  I don't know how much that will push up his market value, but I agree its very unlikely to be over 20.