I'll always contend Bron panicked after seeing Brooklyn get 3 stars. He was determined to get one even if Dame said no.
I don't think it was exclusively Bron tho. LeBron and AD wanted Dame/Derozan first and foremost, then obviously pivoted to Russ. I think that the organization panicked and wanted another Big 3 for multiple reasons
That Buddy Hield trade would have been TRASH tho lol. Everyone keeps on saying that they should have made that one, and Hield has bounced around the league.
What the Lakers SHOULD have done was trade for Myles Turner/Hield+whatever else. Turner on this team would have been so great, I can't understand why they didn't do it.
They wanted to hold onto their 1st round pick for a bigger star and are STILL left holding it cause it's not gonna happen