Boston, like usual, has the best pieces to deal.
I would prefer not making the deal but if I had to I keep Tatum and deal Brown with the 2019 Kings pick
No, KL's value should go down after their first attempt in February trade deadline. And because of what KL is demanding of his team. Brown/Rozier/LAC pick, get it done if anything.
Leonard wanting out means that SA will take less in a deal, but the price will be high based on how many teams want him. If the Lakers are willing to go all in (and it seems like they are), the only way we get him is by out bidding them. That will take more than Brown, Rozier, and a couple of seconds (which that pick will likely turn into)
Brown and the Kings Pick would probably just be the start
The Lakers are almost certainly going to try to attach Luol Deng’s terrible contract to a deal. That greatly lowers the value of what they can offer, as taking on the contract hampers the Spurs financial flexibility for multiple seasons..
Also, the Clippers pick only turns into one 2nd. Sad.
It just turns into one 2nd? [dang], that's rough.
The Lakers may have to deal Deng separately (giving up a first or young player to do so). That would make harder to match salaries, but it would give them the best chance to re-sign guys/sign FAs before the Leonard deal adds salary (it would require them sending out Ball+Ingram+2 low salaries for Leonard, though).
And [dang], I just looked at the Lakers' cap space, and last year is a graveyard of dead money. Like $11.5 million on guys that didn't end the season with them