Anthony Davis traded to Lakers(page 272)

[SparzWizard]

Lakers fans freaking out on LakersGround.net 

It's funny - they're calling Demps unprofessional for his "unreasonable" demands and refusal to even engage with LA, yet they don't even mention Lebron openly tampering with AD or all of the KlutchSports drama. Lakers fans are clueless lol

i have seen a few rebuttals from the minority who think James is ultimately going to hurt LA in the mid - long .  They don't like Klutch , think Lebron is using the Lakers , not really caring about players , team, fans ....these threads are locked within a few posts .  The undying faithful have a meltdown when these posters with an alternate view express their opinion.  so you got to be quick to catch any of this .  But the hate is amazing for anybody suggesting, everything Magic , Pelinka , Klutch does is possibly wrong .  SMH

I work with some knowledgeable Lakers fans and they never wanted LBJ in the first place. The hate is real and it's only going to get worse. (for the record, they hate the AD trade. They want to build into a long-term franchise again)

In that fanbase, there are three categories of them- those dead remnants of those Kobe fans, those Lakers fans (whatever you call them who supports Ball/Ingram/Kuzma/Walton or any of those franchise players these days), and then there are the LeBron fans (bandwagoned from Heat to Cavs to Lakers and their beliefs of misfits- Rondo/Stephenson/Beasley/McGee).

[Moranis]

I think the Knicks have always had potential to be a real threat to Boston in a Davis trade.  They have that super high draft pick, Knox, Robinson, Ntkilina, along with Kanter's big expiring contract (and they added Smith and some other big expiring contracts).  Even if they made the trade right now that pick is still going to be very good, the Knicks can take some salary (like Hill) and give them some young depth (and still keep the Knicks with 1 max slot in the summer).  That trade would also allow the Pelicans to truly tank by moving Holiday (whereas something like the Lakers package won't let the Pelicans truly tank). 

If the Pelicans do wait and the Knicks end up with 1 (or maybe even 2), I think Davis ends up in NY and not Boston as I think the Pelicans would rather have Zion (or Barrett) and a future Dallas pick (or 2) than Tatum, Sacto,and Memphis

[RJ87]

I find the Laker complaining funny. The simple reality is they just don't have the pieces to acquire the top 10 level players. If they would have taken Tatum instead of Ball, Davis would already be a Laker and that is just the simple reality.

Not just that, but they have been terrible at player development. Their most successful draft pick since the end of the Kobe era didn't pan out until he got to the Nets.

[SHAQATTACK]

I find the Laker complaining funny. The simple reality is they just don't have the pieces to acquire the top 10 level players. If they would have taken Tatum instead of Ball, Davis would already be a Laker and that is just the simple reality.

this reply ...LOL...would have had you burned at the stake at Lakers forums, to,suggest the Lakers front office is inferior to Boston . ,their players are iworth less.  OMG ......these people would be spitting nails .

[jpotter33]

I think the Knicks have always had potential to be a real threat to Boston in a Davis trade.  They have that super high draft pick, Knox, Robinson, Ntkilina, along with Kanter's big expiring contract (and they added Smith and some other big expiring contracts).  Even if they made the trade right now that pick is still going to be very good, the Knicks can take some salary (like Hill) and give them some young depth (and still keep the Knicks with 1 max slot in the summer).  That trade would also allow the Pelicans to truly tank by moving Holiday (whereas something like the Lakers package won't let the Pelicans truly tank). 

If the Pelicans do wait and the Knicks end up with 1 (or maybe even 2), I think Davis ends up in NY and not Boston as I think the Pelicans would rather have Zion (or Barrett) and a future Dallas pick (or 2) than Tatum, Sacto,and Memphis

No doubt NY has always been a threat to trade for him this summer. But I think Celtics can still beat any New York deal sans Porzingis now, as it seems that NOLA is pretty obsessed with Tatum (for good reason). And luckily, the new lottery odds make it more likely than not that NY does not get a top 1 or 2 pick, so I don't think this will really end up being all that close. Further, I still don't think NBA teams are as high on Zion as fans are. He's just not a natural fit in the NBA and doesn't have the kind of skillset that lends itself well to superstardom.

The real nonsense part about this is all the "leaks" coming out about AD's "preferred" destinations, that are seemingly as fluid as the wind and all work in some way to get him out of NOLA by tomorrow.

[Rondo9]

I find the Laker complaining funny. The simple reality is they just don't have the pieces to acquire the top 10 level players. If they would have taken Tatum instead of Ball, Davis would already be a Laker and that is just the simple reality.

Not just that, but they have been terrible at player development. Their most successful draft pick since the end of the Kobe era didn't pan out until he got to the Nets.

And Julius Randle is averaging a double-double on the Pelicans.

[jpotter33]

https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1093341105926668290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1093341105926668290&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Flos-angeles-lakers

Anthony Davis has the Knicks on equal footing with the Lakers in terms of teams he is interested in signing with long-term, @NYTSports has learned. The Clippers and Bucks also remain preferred destinations on his list

Lol the story and AD's "preferences" change day to day now, apparently.

At this point, it literally just seems that he's (i.e. both AD and Klutch) doing whatever he can to get out of NOLA by tomorrow. Perhaps he realized that his plan backfired, and now he's going to waste half a season in NOLA because he played his hand wrong.

Sources say Davis, meanwhile, remains adamant that he will not sign a long-term deal with Boston if the Celtics trade for him in July and that he would like to play out the rest of the season for the Pelicans if there's no trade by tomorrow's deadline

They're also still pushing this nonsense trying to discourage NOLA from waiting.

There's just no logic behind this, as no reasoning has come out about why AD would not want Boston long-term. The only reason that has been given is this belief that Kyrie might leave, but it's pretty clear that if we trade for AD, then Kyrie is going nowhere.

Unless AD just wants the spotlight of a LA or New York, which seems completely out of line with his character, we offer him the best chances at both short- and long-term success, which is supposedly what he is prioritizing. I imagine the tune will completely change after the deadline and AD and his group realize that a trade to Boston is inevitable, so long as nothing changes between now and then. There's just no logical reason that has been given why AD would categorically refuse to sign here.

Just to add another change to the mix here:

https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1093341253675175936

And whether he is traded before Thursday's 3 PM trade deadline or in the offseason, league sources say, Davis intends to play out the remainder of his current contract and become a free agent in 2020 no matter where he lands.

Funny how all this changes once LA has been essentially ruled out as a destination tomorrow. 

[csfansince60s]

More Faker embarrassment and misery reported by Rachel Nichols:

So I asked @WindhorstESPN if the Pels ever intended to seriously engage with LA on Anthony Davis, or if all the talks & leaks were instead designed to sabotage the young Lakers as revenge for what N.O. sees as tampering, & he said "it's not just possible, it's what happened." 👀

4,416
9:26 PM - Feb 6, 2019

Haha

[Fafnir]

Overall there seems to be 3 camps of Lakers: angry fans, despairing ones, and ones that think it still gets done.

[gpap]

I thought this tweet from Stein was interesting too.

Makes pursuing Davis that much riskier (not to say Danny still wouldn't do it)

Marc Stein
‏
Verified account
 
@TheSteinLine
Following Following @TheSteinLine
More
And whether he is traded before Thursday's 3 PM trade deadline or in the offseason, league sources say, Davis intends to play out the remainder of his current contract and become a free agent in 2020 no matter where he lands.

[gpap]

Overall there seems to be 3 camps of Lakers: angry fans, despairing ones, and ones that think it still gets done.

Overall there seems to be 3 camps of Lakers: angry fans, despairing ones, and delusional ones

Fixed it for you.

[Fafnir]

Overall there seems to be 3 camps of Lakers: angry fans, despairing ones, and ones that think it still gets done.

Overall there seems to be 3 camps of Lakers: angry fans, despairing ones, and delusional ones

Fixed it for you.

All fans are delusional. 

[csfansince60s]

Overall there seems to be 3 camps of Lakers: angry fans, despairing ones, and ones that think it still gets done.

I don’t think that any of those are necessarily mutually exclusive

[RJ87]

I thought this tweet from Stein was interesting too.

Makes pursuing Davis that much riskier (not to say Danny still wouldn't do it)

Marc Stein
‏
Verified account
 
@TheSteinLine
Following Following @TheSteinLine
More
And whether he is traded before Thursday's 3 PM trade deadline or in the offseason, league sources say, Davis intends to play out the remainder of his current contract and become a free agent in 2020 no matter where he lands.

How is it riskier? Him becoming a free agent in 2020 was always the most likely and logical scenario.

[blink]

I thought this tweet from Stein was interesting too.

Makes pursuing Davis that much riskier (not to say Danny still wouldn't do it)

Marc Stein
‏
Verified account
 
@TheSteinLine
Following Following @TheSteinLine
More
And whether he is traded before Thursday's 3 PM trade deadline or in the offseason, league sources say, Davis intends to play out the remainder of his current contract and become a free agent in 2020 no matter where he lands.

A lot of people on here seem to be completely convinced that any non-positive Boston story is completely made up by Rich Paul, and that once we get past the trade deadline that the whole narrative will shift and AD will embrace being a Celtic.  I am just not convinced that is going to happen.  You don't allow your agent to release all the stuff that he did, allow your dad to release stuff about the C's, not include the C's on a short list if you really want to end up in Boston. 

Unless there have been a ton of conversations between Davis' camp and the C's that indicate a completely different hidden approach (I don't see how that could happen without some leaks) why would we think that AD is going to sign here long term?