Anthony Davis traded to Lakers(page 272)

[ederson]

Here’s a question - if we trade for Davis will the cynical fans among us cheer for him in earnest and make an effort to support him and have him feel the love, or turn on him at the first signs of doubt?

they ll  turn on everyone not just him..

But unfortunately that's how fans in this century are.....

[jpotter33]

Hearing from Shams that it's down to between Lakers and Knicks for Anthony Davis. 

[dang]! Link?

Not really new, said Davis still identifying those two as his preferred long term targets, NOT that the Pelicans have narrowed it down to those two.

Remember Kawhi made a similar assertion and ended up in Toronto

https://mobile.twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1138201304768110597?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Oh okay, gotcha. I'd seen that, but thought Shams might've come out with something regarding what Griffin had implied or something similar.

As long as Paul George plays for the OKC Thunder I'll remain hopeful!

"The Lakers are the 'leader in the clubhouse' to acquire Anthony Davis in a multi-team deal, per Adrian Wojnarowski."

Whatever that means 

It just means that NOLA is trying to drive up the price even more for the other non-Lakers offers lol

[jpotter33]

i really hope team does not trade for Davis.

I firmly believe, as great as he is he cannot bring a championship here with what would be left after the deal. And then he probably runs in offseason.

Just build around the jays.
You have horford and hayward as assets to work with and multiple picks to work with. Can easily work with that.

Get a good young pg to play behind Smart.
Get a good young pf to play behind Horford.
Sign a vet wing who can help teach and groom the jays
Sign a solid center to let horford play pf. The baynes signing a couple seasons ago was a perfect example of what a solid bigman can do for the team.

ie: sign vince carter, sign Dedmon, draft NAW, draft Samanic, draft thybulle or okpala or langford.

Done. Screw Davis and Screw Kyrie.

Smart/NAW/Wannamaker
Brown/Carter/draft
Tatum/Hayward/Semi
Horford/Samanic/Yabu
Dedmon/Baynes/Williams

That team is easily a secind round threat based on no internal improvement. If the jays and hayward all improve they are contenders in the east finals based upon free agency.

Except it’s looking doubtful that Horford would stay without a Kyrie or AD. Why would he? He can have a better chance of winning elsewhere.

[RazzelnoDazzel]

i really hope team does not trade for Davis.

I firmly believe, as great as he is he cannot bring a championship here with what would be left after the deal. And then he probably runs in offseason.

Just build around the jays.
You have horford and hayward as assets to work with and multiple picks to work with. Can easily work with that.

Get a good young pg to play behind Smart.
Get a good young pf to play behind Horford.
Sign a vet wing who can help teach and groom the jays
Sign a solid center to let horford play pf. The baynes signing a couple seasons ago was a perfect example of what a solid bigman can do for the team.

ie: sign vince carter, sign Dedmon, draft NAW, draft Samanic, draft thybulle or okpala or langford.

Done. Screw Davis and Screw Kyrie.

Smart/NAW/Wannamaker
Brown/Carter/draft
Tatum/Hayward/Semi
Horford/Samanic/Yabu
Dedmon/Baynes/Williams

That team is easily a secind round threat based on no internal improvement. If the jays and hayward all improve they are contenders in the east finals based upon free agency.

Except it’s looking doubtful that Horford would stay without a Kyrie or AD. Why would he? He can have a better chance of winning elsewhere.

Say who? Look only 1 team wins a championship every year, so you have a 1/30 chance of selecting that team that’s going to win. Every year for the past 5 years it’s either a Lebron team or GSW, but now Lebron has no team and may struggle getting in playoffs again, and Golden State is really getting banged up, so who is that team you join?

With that being said there is no better place to be then the place you want to be. Your going to lose then it might as well be somewhere with people you love in a city that fits you. I don’t believe whatever directions the Celtics end up going with it equal to Horford leaving.

[slamtheking]

Hearing from Shams that it's down to between Lakers and Knicks for Anthony Davis. 

[dang]! Link?

Not really new, said Davis still identifying those two as his preferred long term targets, NOT that the Pelicans have narrowed it down to those two.

Remember Kawhi made a similar assertion and ended up in Toronto

https://mobile.twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1138201304768110597?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Oh okay, gotcha. I'd seen that, but thought Shams might've come out with something regarding what Griffin had implied or something similar.

As long as Paul George plays for the OKC Thunder I'll remain hopeful!

"The Lakers are the 'leader in the clubhouse' to acquire Anthony Davis in a multi-team deal, per Adrian Wojnarowski."

Whatever that means 

It just means that NOLA is trying to drive up the price even more for the other non-Lakers offers lol

pretty much.  I take any talk of AD to the Lakers with a grain of salt considering the mess the Lakers created for NO and themselves (and the C's for that matter) during the past season.    Betting AD doesn't end up with the Lakers would be easy money.

[Kuberski33]

i really hope team does not trade for Davis.

I firmly believe, as great as he is he cannot bring a championship here with what would be left after the deal. And then he probably runs in offseason.

Just build around the jays.
You have horford and hayward as assets to work with and multiple picks to work with. Can easily work with that.

Get a good young pg to play behind Smart.
Get a good young pf to play behind Horford.
Sign a vet wing who can help teach and groom the jays
Sign a solid center to let horford play pf. The baynes signing a couple seasons ago was a perfect example of what a solid bigman can do for the team.

ie: sign vince carter, sign Dedmon, draft NAW, draft Samanic, draft thybulle or okpala or langford.

Done. Screw Davis and Screw Kyrie.

Smart/NAW/Wannamaker
Brown/Carter/draft
Tatum/Hayward/Semi
Horford/Samanic/Yabu
Dedmon/Baynes/Williams

That team is easily a secind round threat based on no internal improvement. If the jays and hayward all improve they are contenders in the east finals based upon free agency.

Except it’s looking doubtful that Horford would stay without a Kyrie or AD. Why would he? He can have a better chance of winning elsewhere.

Winning titles I think is overrated with today's players and it does look like Ainge is prioritizing keeping him, which is going to mean extending his contract and giving him something close to a market rate deal.  I'm feeling a lot better about the chances for him staying.

[nickagneta]

i really hope team does not trade for Davis.

I firmly believe, as great as he is he cannot bring a championship here with what would be left after the deal. And then he probably runs in offseason.

Just build around the jays.
You have horford and hayward as assets to work with and multiple picks to work with. Can easily work with that.

Get a good young pg to play behind Smart.
Get a good young pf to play behind Horford.
Sign a vet wing who can help teach and groom the jays
Sign a solid center to let horford play pf. The baynes signing a couple seasons ago was a perfect example of what a solid bigman can do for the team.

ie: sign vince carter, sign Dedmon, draft NAW, draft Samanic, draft thybulle or okpala or langford.

Done. Screw Davis and Screw Kyrie.

Smart/NAW/Wannamaker
Brown/Carter/draft
Tatum/Hayward/Semi
Horford/Samanic/Yabu
Dedmon/Baynes/Williams

That team is easily a secind round threat based on no internal improvement. If the jays and hayward all improve they are contenders in the east finals based upon free agency.

Except it’s looking doubtful that Horford would stay without a Kyrie or AD. Why would he? He can have a better chance of winning elsewhere.

Are there reports out that Horford would want out of Boston without Kyrie or Davis? I haven't seen any. The only report I saw is that there was high confidence that Horford would be okay with opting out and re-signing long term at less a year to help out the team, that his desire was to stay in Boston regardless of Kyrie or Davis.

[Moranis]

i really hope team does not trade for Davis.

I firmly believe, as great as he is he cannot bring a championship here with what would be left after the deal. And then he probably runs in offseason.

Just build around the jays.
You have horford and hayward as assets to work with and multiple picks to work with. Can easily work with that.

Get a good young pg to play behind Smart.
Get a good young pf to play behind Horford.
Sign a vet wing who can help teach and groom the jays
Sign a solid center to let horford play pf. The baynes signing a couple seasons ago was a perfect example of what a solid bigman can do for the team.

ie: sign vince carter, sign Dedmon, draft NAW, draft Samanic, draft thybulle or okpala or langford.

Done. Screw Davis and Screw Kyrie.

Smart/NAW/Wannamaker
Brown/Carter/draft
Tatum/Hayward/Semi
Horford/Samanic/Yabu
Dedmon/Baynes/Williams

That team is easily a secind round threat based on no internal improvement. If the jays and hayward all improve they are contenders in the east finals based upon free agency.

That is a mediocre team.  Probably like the Nets of this year and frankly has no real path to title contention at any point in the next 5 years without a major free agent acquisition (or a miracle draft pick). 

[Silky]

i really hope team does not trade for Davis.

I firmly believe, as great as he is he cannot bring a championship here with what would be left after the deal. And then he probably runs in offseason.

Just build around the jays.
You have horford and hayward as assets to work with and multiple picks to work with. Can easily work with that.

Get a good young pg to play behind Smart.
Get a good young pf to play behind Horford.
Sign a vet wing who can help teach and groom the jays
Sign a solid center to let horford play pf. The baynes signing a couple seasons ago was a perfect example of what a solid bigman can do for the team.

ie: sign vince carter, sign Dedmon, draft NAW, draft Samanic, draft thybulle or okpala or langford.

Done. Screw Davis and Screw Kyrie.

Smart/NAW/Wannamaker
Brown/Carter/draft
Tatum/Hayward/Semi
Horford/Samanic/Yabu
Dedmon/Baynes/Williams

That team is easily a secind round threat based on no internal improvement. If the jays and hayward all improve they are contenders in the east finals based upon free agency.

Except it’s looking doubtful that Horford would stay without a Kyrie or AD. Why would he? He can have a better chance of winning elsewhere.

All reports are stating that Horford wants to stay in Boston. None state he wants to leave.

[Silky]

i really hope team does not trade for Davis.

I firmly believe, as great as he is he cannot bring a championship here with what would be left after the deal. And then he probably runs in offseason.

Just build around the jays.
You have horford and hayward as assets to work with and multiple picks to work with. Can easily work with that.

Get a good young pg to play behind Smart.
Get a good young pf to play behind Horford.
Sign a vet wing who can help teach and groom the jays
Sign a solid center to let horford play pf. The baynes signing a couple seasons ago was a perfect example of what a solid bigman can do for the team.

ie: sign vince carter, sign Dedmon, draft NAW, draft Samanic, draft thybulle or okpala or langford.

Done. Screw Davis and Screw Kyrie.

Smart/NAW/Wannamaker
Brown/Carter/draft
Tatum/Hayward/Semi
Horford/Samanic/Yabu
Dedmon/Baynes/Williams

That team is easily a secind round threat based on no internal improvement. If the jays and hayward all improve they are contenders in the east finals based upon free agency.

That is a mediocre team.  Probably like the Nets of this year and frankly has no real path to title contention at any point in the next 5 years without a major free agent acquisition (or a miracle draft pick).

WHAT??

That is a very solid, very good team.
Excellent defense, perhaps top in the league defense, good shooting, good scoring, deep bench, that is a team that is at least as good as this last seasons team.

Basically losing Irving, but gaining more improvement from Brawn and Tatum, ideally an improvement from Hayward, higher end rookies and replacing a broken baynes with Dedmon.

[Fierce1]

i really hope team does not trade for Davis.

I firmly believe, as great as he is he cannot bring a championship here with what would be left after the deal. And then he probably runs in offseason.

Just build around the jays.
You have horford and hayward as assets to work with and multiple picks to work with. Can easily work with that.

Get a good young pg to play behind Smart.
Get a good young pf to play behind Horford.
Sign a vet wing who can help teach and groom the jays
Sign a solid center to let horford play pf. The baynes signing a couple seasons ago was a perfect example of what a solid bigman can do for the team.

ie: sign vince carter, sign Dedmon, draft NAW, draft Samanic, draft thybulle or okpala or langford.

Done. Screw Davis and Screw Kyrie.

Smart/NAW/Wannamaker
Brown/Carter/draft
Tatum/Hayward/Semi
Horford/Samanic/Yabu
Dedmon/Baynes/Williams

That team is easily a secind round threat based on no internal improvement. If the jays and hayward all improve they are contenders in the east finals based upon free agency.

That is a mediocre team.  Probably like the Nets of this year and frankly has no real path to title contention at any point in the next 5 years without a major free agent acquisition (or a miracle draft pick).

WHAT??

That is a very solid, very good team.
Excellent defense, perhaps top in the league defense, good shooting, good scoring, deep bench, that is a team that is at least as good as this last seasons team.

Basically losing Irving, but gaining more improvement from Brawn and Tatum, ideally an improvement from Hayward, higher end rookies and replacing a broken baynes with Dedmon.

A very solid, very good team is not equal to being a championship team.

There's just no way that team will beat the top teams of the east.

That will only result in the Celts becoming a mediocre teams for many years to come.

What's worse than being a lottery team?

A mediocre team.

[gouki88]

i really hope team does not trade for Davis.

I firmly believe, as great as he is he cannot bring a championship here with what would be left after the deal. And then he probably runs in offseason.

Just build around the jays.
You have horford and hayward as assets to work with and multiple picks to work with. Can easily work with that.

Get a good young pg to play behind Smart.
Get a good young pf to play behind Horford.
Sign a vet wing who can help teach and groom the jays
Sign a solid center to let horford play pf. The baynes signing a couple seasons ago was a perfect example of what a solid bigman can do for the team.

ie: sign vince carter, sign Dedmon, draft NAW, draft Samanic, draft thybulle or okpala or langford.

Done. Screw Davis and Screw Kyrie.

Smart/NAW/Wannamaker
Brown/Carter/draft
Tatum/Hayward/Semi
Horford/Samanic/Yabu
Dedmon/Baynes/Williams

That team is easily a secind round threat based on no internal improvement. If the jays and hayward all improve they are contenders in the east finals based upon free agency.

That is a mediocre team.  Probably like the Nets of this year and frankly has no real path to title contention at any point in the next 5 years without a major free agent acquisition (or a miracle draft pick).

WHAT??

That is a very solid, very good team.
Excellent defense, perhaps top in the league defense, good shooting, good scoring, deep bench, that is a team that is at least as good as this last seasons team.

Basically losing Irving, but gaining more improvement from Brawn and Tatum, ideally an improvement from Hayward, higher end rookies and replacing a broken baynes with Dedmon.

No, it's an average team.

[tonydelk]

i really hope team does not trade for Davis.

I firmly believe, as great as he is he cannot bring a championship here with what would be left after the deal. And then he probably runs in offseason.

Just build around the jays.
You have horford and hayward as assets to work with and multiple picks to work with. Can easily work with that.

Get a good young pg to play behind Smart.
Get a good young pf to play behind Horford.
Sign a vet wing who can help teach and groom the jays
Sign a solid center to let horford play pf. The baynes signing a couple seasons ago was a perfect example of what a solid bigman can do for the team.

ie: sign vince carter, sign Dedmon, draft NAW, draft Samanic, draft thybulle or okpala or langford.

Done. Screw Davis and Screw Kyrie.

Smart/NAW/Wannamaker
Brown/Carter/draft
Tatum/Hayward/Semi
Horford/Samanic/Yabu
Dedmon/Baynes/Williams

That team is easily a secind round threat based on no internal improvement. If the jays and hayward all improve they are contenders in the east finals based upon free agency.

That is a mediocre team.  Probably like the Nets of this year and frankly has no real path to title contention at any point in the next 5 years without a major free agent acquisition (or a miracle draft pick).

There is nothing mediocre about that team.  If you combine both teams players the Nets would have maybe 1 in the top 5.  You can't convince me that D'Angelo is better then Hayward, Tatum, Horford and Brown.

[Silky]

i really hope team does not trade for Davis.

I firmly believe, as great as he is he cannot bring a championship here with what would be left after the deal. And then he probably runs in offseason.

Just build around the jays.
You have horford and hayward as assets to work with and multiple picks to work with. Can easily work with that.

Get a good young pg to play behind Smart.
Get a good young pf to play behind Horford.
Sign a vet wing who can help teach and groom the jays
Sign a solid center to let horford play pf. The baynes signing a couple seasons ago was a perfect example of what a solid bigman can do for the team.

ie: sign vince carter, sign Dedmon, draft NAW, draft Samanic, draft thybulle or okpala or langford.

Done. Screw Davis and Screw Kyrie.

Smart/NAW/Wannamaker
Brown/Carter/draft
Tatum/Hayward/Semi
Horford/Samanic/Yabu
Dedmon/Baynes/Williams

That team is easily a secind round threat based on no internal improvement. If the jays and hayward all improve they are contenders in the east finals based upon free agency.

That is a mediocre team.  Probably like the Nets of this year and frankly has no real path to title contention at any point in the next 5 years without a major free agent acquisition (or a miracle draft pick).

WHAT??

That is a very solid, very good team.
Excellent defense, perhaps top in the league defense, good shooting, good scoring, deep bench, that is a team that is at least as good as this last seasons team.

Basically losing Irving, but gaining more improvement from Brawn and Tatum, ideally an improvement from Hayward, higher end rookies and replacing a broken baynes with Dedmon.

No, it's an average team.

OK, Name 15 teams this past season better than that team.

[jpotter33]

i really hope team does not trade for Davis.

I firmly believe, as great as he is he cannot bring a championship here with what would be left after the deal. And then he probably runs in offseason.

Just build around the jays.
You have horford and hayward as assets to work with and multiple picks to work with. Can easily work with that.

Get a good young pg to play behind Smart.
Get a good young pf to play behind Horford.
Sign a vet wing who can help teach and groom the jays
Sign a solid center to let horford play pf. The baynes signing a couple seasons ago was a perfect example of what a solid bigman can do for the team.

ie: sign vince carter, sign Dedmon, draft NAW, draft Samanic, draft thybulle or okpala or langford.

Done. Screw Davis and Screw Kyrie.

Smart/NAW/Wannamaker
Brown/Carter/draft
Tatum/Hayward/Semi
Horford/Samanic/Yabu
Dedmon/Baynes/Williams

That team is easily a secind round threat based on no internal improvement. If the jays and hayward all improve they are contenders in the east finals based upon free agency.

Except it’s looking doubtful that Horford would stay without a Kyrie or AD. Why would he? He can have a better chance of winning elsewhere.

All reports are stating that Horford wants to stay in Boston. None state he wants to leave.

Reports suggest that he would like to stay, no doubt, but that it will ultimately depend upon the state of the team and the moves made this summer whether he does so or not. He’s even said this to the media himself in a roundabout way.

While I think Horford could definitely be convinced to stay long-term on a restructured contract that benefits him financially and gives him long-term stability, I don’t think it’s the slam dunk that many people here think it is.