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

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Depends on contracts but say the Mavs package THJ+Green for Klay and Klay's starting number is at 20 million. That 9 mil extra should be enough to give the Mavs an 8-10 mil MLE to throw at DJJ. 

Mavs would be over the 1st apron but their roster is largely set till 2026.

Just a reminder that the max spread would be 7.5M (as long as GS stays under Apron 1), which lowers the possible money to DJJ (in that scenario, the MLE limit ends up around 8M or so, I think - I don't have time to work the details to the exact number) and raises it for Klay (to about 21.5M).

I am more bothered by the 21.5M. And not sure but what, as bad as THJ is, that the package of Green-THJ would be quite an overpay for what Klay has become.

I'd be more favorable to THJ-for Klay at about similar salaries, and then try to sign DJJ for a year at 5.2M. Or use Green in a different trade to try to land a future pick and get some salary reduction. Or the THJ-Caruso pursuit. Or things like that, where the salaries are more favorable.