Had LA been patient they would've had more assets/cap space. Ball should still be a Laker.....Ingram,Hart,Wagner and 3 future 1st rd pks or this yrs #4 pk was plenty enough to get AD.....LA gave up so many assets and now it's going to hurt their depth.
So what if new Orleans just decided to keep him until all star break

or even all season to make a run at the championship

or what if Denver or Portland trade for a one year rental

. You not a GM and the window is win now not sit and wait for a top 5 player to come walking through the door. Toronto won the championship taking a gamble if you're the lakers you are going to let ball/ingram and some draft picks of kids who are in middle school right now stop the deal

We talking 2023 draft and a guy who shot 40% from the FT line