Phone has been ringing with offers for the number 3 pick

[Hawkeye199]

https://www.thescore.com/news/1321404

[TheTruthFot18]

Anthony Davis or hang up.

[hpantazo]

Ainge: "Hello? Is this the Pelicans front office?" Then no, this is not Danny Ainge, you have the wrong number."

[D Dub]

Folks are gonna be really disappointed around here when Ainge trades the #3, Amir and Zeller for Carmelo Anthony...  just sayin

It'll hurt, teeth will gnash, goodbye posts will be signed....but ya know what? 

We'll be better than last year and odds on favorites to take the East. 

With two top five picks still coming down the pike. 

I just feel like, why else did we sign a bargain big today?  Keeping Horford means trading the other bigs, because including Jae or AB or any of the other guards, along with that pick, becomes an overpay for just about every star out there....except Melo. 

[SparzWizard]

Folks are gonna be really disappointed around here when Ainge trades the #3, Amir and Zeller for Carmelo Anthony...  just sayin

It'll hurt, teeth will gnash, goodbye posts will be signed....but ya know what? 

We'll be better than last year and odds on favorites to take the East. 

With two top five picks still coming down the pike. 

I just feel like, why else did we sign a bargain big today?  Keeping Horford means trading the other bigs, because including Jae or AB or any of the other guards, along with that pick, becomes an overpay for just about every star out there....except Melo.

Carmelo at this age and point in career is not worth a #3.

[CelticsElite]

Pretty funny that the #3 is still garnering interest. Will Danny do the legendary double trade? Trading a pick a mere hours after obtaining it

[tarheelsxxiii]

Ainge: "Hello? Is this the Pelicans front office?" Then no, this is not Danny Ainge, you have the wrong number."

I envision Austin Ainge managing a direct line between N.O. and Boston.  Maybe a super long string connected by two cans. 

[GreenEnvy]

The more I think about it, the more I believe Ainge has to Godfather offer the Pelicans.

The #3, the lakers/sixers/kings pick, the grizzlies pick, our 2018, Crowder, Bradley.

Thomas
Smart
Hayward
Horford
Davis

[chambers]

The more I think about it, the more I believe Ainge has to Godfather offer the Pelicans.

The #3, the lakers/sixers/kings pick, the grizzlies pick, our 2018, Crowder, Bradley.

Thomas
Smart
Hayward
Horford
Davis

The problem is that the point of the Pelicans taking on all those picks would be to end up with a player like AD.
Why would they trade AD for all that when he's under contract long term and they just signed Cousins?

[MVPPierceNoJoke]

The more I think about it, the more I believe Ainge has to Godfather offer the Pelicans.

The #3, the lakers/sixers/kings pick, the grizzlies pick, our 2018, Crowder, Bradley.

Thomas
Smart
Hayward
Horford
Davis

The problem is that the point of the Pelicans taking on all those picks would be to end up with a player like AD.
Why would they trade AD for all that when he's under contract long term and they just signed Cousins?

If it does happen it will be closer to the deadline, when the Pelicans suck, and Cousins is getting stupid technicals, and the Pelicans decide enough is enough and blow it up. Will Danny wait that long?

[iadera]

The more I think about it, the more I believe Ainge has to Godfather offer the Pelicans.

The #3, the lakers/sixers/kings pick, the grizzlies pick, our 2018, Crowder, Bradley.

Thomas
Smart
Hayward
Horford
Davis

The problem is that the point of the Pelicans taking on all those picks would be to end up with a player like AD.
Why would they trade AD for all that when he's under contract long term and they just signed Cousins?

If it does happen it will be closer to the deadline, when the Pelicans suck, and Cousins is getting stupid technicals, and the Pelicans decide enough is enough and blow it up. Will Danny wait that long?

Nope. It has to be now. These things rarely happen in Feb. And you know what? We're still gonna have BKN 18 pick. 

[The_Truth]

is either Tatum or Butler i beilieve

[liam]

Folks are gonna be really disappointed around here when Ainge trades the #3, Amir and Zeller for Carmelo Anthony...  just sayin

It'll hurt, teeth will gnash, goodbye posts will be signed....but ya know what? 

We'll be better than last year and odds on favorites to take the East. 

With two top five picks still coming down the pike. 

I just feel like, why else did we sign a bargain big today?  Keeping Horford means trading the other bigs, because including Jae or AB or any of the other guards, along with that pick, becomes an overpay for just about every star out there....except Melo.

Carmelo at this age and point in career is not worth a #3.

The Knicks are ready to use the stretch provision on Melo rather than have him back so I think you can get him for nothing really...

[TheSundanceKid]

Folks are gonna be really disappointed around here when Ainge trades the #3, Amir and Zeller for Carmelo Anthony...  just sayin

It'll hurt, teeth will gnash, goodbye posts will be signed....but ya know what? 

We'll be better than last year and odds on favorites to take the East. 

With two top five picks still coming down the pike. 

I just feel like, why else did we sign a bargain big today?  Keeping Horford means trading the other bigs, because including Jae or AB or any of the other guards, along with that pick, becomes an overpay for just about every star out there....except Melo.

The league office would be a bit disappointed given that the trade would be illegal. Amir is an free agent and cannot be traded any more, trade deadline was the last chance.

[Moranis]

Folks are gonna be really disappointed around here when Ainge trades the #3, Amir and Zeller for Carmelo Anthony...  just sayin

It'll hurt, teeth will gnash, goodbye posts will be signed....but ya know what? 

We'll be better than last year and odds on favorites to take the East. 

With two top five picks still coming down the pike. 

I just feel like, why else did we sign a bargain big today?  Keeping Horford means trading the other bigs, because including Jae or AB or any of the other guards, along with that pick, becomes an overpay for just about every star out there....except Melo.

Carmelo at this age and point in career is not worth a #3.

I agree, but I think you could create a package with the Knicks in which NY gets 3 and Boston gets Anthony.  Like say if NY sent 8 back to Boston.  I'd probably even give them Rozier in that scenario.  Maybe you could even get O'Quinn