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

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For all the trade and FA talk folks:

If all your hopes and dreams come true, and the Mavs are able to get that third star who could create, score (and play D?), when exactly would he be able to shine? He better be able to hit the three and be willing to be patient while Luka and Kyrie get most of the dribbles.

Or am I missing what the "final big deal" folks want?

I think the Mavs talent has increased to the point that finding low priced, average talent players with no major flaws isnt going to be a needle mover anymore.  The talent increase over the past year and half to two years has proven the old way of putting percentage players around Luka was wrong.   Dwight Powel is an example and a major major wound to analytics guys around here.  Its not all about numbers.

Im not saying go spend 30M on a player that we wont get the full 30M benefit out of because of Luka or Luka/Kyrie...but what other options do you have other than getting lucky in the draft?

I think Andrew Wiggins and Mikal Bridges fit the 3rd fiddle seat.   Both 2-ways.  Both expensive.   Bridges might not want to go back to a Phoenix roll now, though.   

I dont know if the Mavs will be reliant on a 3rd scorer though unless someone gets into foul trouble.  If Luka and Kyrie are collapsing the defense and we(now) have decent bball players on our team with no major flaws...maybe you dont need another large salary player.   I would hate to lose depth to a large salary...but if our scouting is better now...we can put quality depth around 3 large contracts, no?