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e_blazer said:
Last sentence of this non-story tells you everything you need to know:

“New Orleans is under no pressure to make a deal since Davis has three years remaining on his contract.”
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It’s not true though. He has two years and the third year is a player option which he will almost certainly decline as he will be eligible for more than $28.75million he would be set to make.

Pelicans could easily need to trade him this season. If they don’t start well, and who knows how good they are going to be without Cousins and Rondo, they could be in a position where it’s better to take Ingram, Kuzma and something more or Jaylen Brown and a few good picks (Grizzlies, Kings) rather than crawl back into mediocrity - especially if AD wants that trade to happen (and he could grow frustrated with the franchise eventually).

I don’t think Lakers would move for him before 2019 free agency though, they will want to spend their max player cap room and could then take Davis via trade somehow. Boston however would very much want the trade now and they would probably make Brown available - I doubt they would be willing to trade Tatum at all, Hayward I don’t know about and Irving and Horford don’t have that much value for different reasons (Kyrie’s length of contract, Horford’s age).
 
So what team could offer the most for Davis? I'm tired of everyone assuming it's Boston or LA, so bonus points if it's neither of those.

Orlando could offer Aaron Gordon plus Mo Bamba....
 
Rastapopoulos said:
So what team could offer the most for Davis? I'm tired of everyone assuming it's Boston or LA, so bonus points if it's neither of those.

Orlando could offer Aaron Gordon plus Mo Bamba....
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The super stars can demand where they want to go. All it takes is AD saying "I won't sign an extension with Charlotte" or whatever and said team suddenly gets cold feet.

There's a reason Lebron isn't worried about getting his two other stars this season. He knows just the Lakers name is enough to get other stars there. AD is going to be a Laker lol.
 
Sarni said:
It’s not true though. He has two years and the third year is a player option which he will almost certainly decline as he will be eligible for more than $28.75million he would be set to make.

Pelicans could easily need to trade him this season. If they don’t start well, and who knows how good they are going to be without Cousins and Rondo, they could be in a position where it’s better to take Ingram, Kuzma and something more or Jaylen Brown and a few good picks (Grizzlies, Kings) rather than crawl back into mediocrity - especially if AD wants that trade to happen (and he could grow frustrated with the franchise eventually).

I don’t think Lakers would move for him before 2019 free agency though, they will want to spend their max player cap room and could then take Davis via trade somehow. Boston however would very much want the trade now and they would probably make Brown available - I doubt they would be willing to trade Tatum at all, Hayward I don’t know about and Irving and Horford don’t have that much value for different reasons (Kyrie’s length of contract, Horford’s age).
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Of course the Pelicans could trade him this year, but there certainly isn't any pressure to do so right away. Don't forget that Davis is in line to get a supermax deal, but only if he stays with the team that drafted him. I think it's a lot more likely that he sticks in New Orleans at least until he gets his pay raise. Ingram and Kuzma are good players, but no way that they're worth Anthony Davis.

This story is exactly like the ones rumoring Dame to LA. Laker fans, and Laker-loving media, like to think and read about getting prime players for scraps. That sense of entitlement pisses me off.
 
Sarni said:
It’s not true though. He has two years and the third year is a player option which he will almost certainly decline as he will be eligible for more than $28.75million he would be set to make.

Pelicans could easily need to trade him this season. If they don’t start well, and who knows how good they are going to be without Cousins and Rondo, they could be in a position where it’s better to take Ingram, Kuzma and something more or Jaylen Brown and a few good picks (Grizzlies, Kings) rather than crawl back into mediocrity - especially if AD wants that trade to happen (and he could grow frustrated with the franchise eventually).

I don’t think Lakers would move for him before 2019 free agency though, they will want to spend their max player cap room and could then take Davis via trade somehow. Boston however would very much want the trade now and they would probably make Brown available - I doubt they would be willing to trade Tatum at all, Hayward I don’t know about and Irving and Horford don’t have that much value for different reasons (Kyrie’s length of contract, Horford’s age).
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The Lakers could potentially make it work to where they traded for Davis and still had enough for a max contract this summer. The rest of the roster would be almost all minimum salary guys but can you imagine a team with LeBron, Kawhi, and AD on it? Throw in Josh Hart and a bunch of ring chasers and that team is better than the Warriors potentially.

Rastapopoulos said:
So what team could offer the most for Davis? I'm tired of everyone assuming it's Boston or LA, so bonus points if it's neither of those.

Orlando could offer Aaron Gordon plus Mo Bamba....
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Boston and LA are the teams so often mentioned because they still have the best stockpile of assets in trades. Orlando can't trade Gordon until Jan 15th but I doubt AD is moved before then anyway. There are other teams that came to mind though:

Phoenix has a bunch of young players and picks.

Philly acquired the Miami 2021 unprotected 1st round pick this summer and has all their own future picks as well. A Simmons, Embiid, AD front court would be sick.
 
Driew said:
The super stars can demand where they want to go. All it takes is AD saying "I won't sign an extension with Charlotte" or whatever and said team suddenly gets cold feet.

There's a reason Lebron isn't worried about getting his two other stars this season. He knows just the Lakers name is enough to get other stars there. AD is going to be a Laker lol.
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AD to Boston is my best guess.
 
Cippy91 said:
This is what’s been going around the last year, that Boston is gonna make a run at AD and they have all the assets to do it. Would be a scary team.
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Just makes sense too. The have one extra wing and need a PF.

Salary matching would be tough but I think something like this would work out very well for both teams.

BOS Gets: Anthony Davis, Elfrid Payton, Darius Miller
NOP Gets: Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, Markeiff Morris, Terry Rozier, 2019 SAC 1st, 2019 MEM 1st, 2019 BOS 1st

New Orleans could then turn around and shop Jrue Holiday. Pheonix would probably be the team to trade for him.

PHX Gets: Jrue Holiday, Nikola Mirotic
NOP Gets: Ryan Anderson, Trevor Ariza, 2019 PHX 1st, 2021 PHX 1st

Boston:
Irving (20) / Payton (28)
Hayward (33) / Irving (15)
Tatum (28) / Miller (20)
Davis (36) / Tatum (8) / Horford (4)
Horford (28) / Baynes (20)

Pheonix:
Holiday (35) / Melton+Okobo (13)
Booker (35) / Bridges (13)
Jackson (32) / Bridges (16)
Mirotic (24) / Warren (24)
Chandler (20) / Holmes (20) / Mirotic (8)

While New Orleans would have Five 2019 1sts (SAC, MEM, NOP, PHX, BOS), Pheonix's 2021 1st, Jaylen Brown, Terry Rozier, and Julius Randle. Would be a very good situation for them.
 
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BonesJones said:
Just makes sense too. The have one extra wing and need a PF.

Salary matching would be tough but I think something like this would work out very well for both teams.

BOS Gets: Anthony Davis, Elfrid Payton, Darius Miller
NOP Gets: Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, Markeiff Morris, Terry Rozier, 2019 SAC 1st, 2019 MEM 1st, 2019 BOS 1st

New Orleans could then turn around and shop Jrue Holiday. Pheonix would probably be the team to trade for him.

PHX Gets: Jrue Holiday, Nikola Mirotic
NOP Gets: Ryan Anderson, Trevor Ariza, 2019 PHX 1st, 2021 MIA 1st

Boston:
Irving (20) / Payton (28)
Hayward (33) / Irving (15)
Tatum (28) / Miller (20)
Davis (36) / Tatum (8) / Horford (4)
Horford (28) / Baynes (20)

Pheonix:
Holiday (35) / Melton+Okobo (13)
Booker (35) / Bridges (13)
Jackson (32) / Bridges (16)
Mirotic (24) / Warren (24)
Chandler (20) / Holmes (20) / Mirotic (8)

While New Orleans would have Five 2019 1sts (SAC, MEM, NOP, PHX, BOS), Miami's unprotected 2021 1st, Jaylen Brown, Terry Rozier, and Julius Randle. Would be a very good situation for them.
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Phoenix doesn't have Miami's 2021 1st anymore, Philly does.
 
BonesJones said:
Just makes sense too. The have one extra wing and need a PF.

Salary matching would be tough but I think something like this would work out very well for both teams.

BOS Gets: Anthony Davis, Elfrid Payton, Darius Miller
NOP Gets: Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, Markeiff Morris, Terry Rozier, 2019 SAC 1st, 2019 MEM 1st, 2019 BOS 1st

New Orleans could then turn around and shop Jrue Holiday. Pheonix would probably be the team to trade for him.

PHX Gets: Jrue Holiday, Nikola Mirotic
NOP Gets: Ryan Anderson, Trevor Ariza, 2019 PHX 1st, 2021 PHX 1st

Boston:
Irving (20) / Payton (28)
Hayward (33) / Irving (15)
Tatum (28) / Miller (20)
Davis (36) / Tatum (8) / Horford (4)
Horford (28) / Baynes (20)

Pheonix:
Holiday (35) / Melton+Okobo (13)
Booker (35) / Bridges (13)
Jackson (32) / Bridges (16)
Mirotic (24) / Warren (24)
Chandler (20) / Holmes (20) / Mirotic (8)

While New Orleans would have Five 2019 1sts (SAC, MEM, NOP, PHX, BOS), Pheonix's 2021 1st, Jaylen Brown, Terry Rozier, and Julius Randle. Would be a very good situation for them.
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It seems premature for NOP to blow it up. No one of consequence on that team is older than 28 and they just had their best season in 10 years. Davis is just 25, and as crazy as it sounds, probably hasn't even entered his prime, yet. They have him locked up for two more years and will have the option to give him a super max extension before his current contract expires:

"Anthony Davis will now be super max eligible in 2019 for a 5-year deal that would start in 2020 & projects to be worth $230 million, which would be the largest contract in NBA history."

He actually doesn't seem unhappy in New Orleans. He certainly hasn't been a malcontent. So, I don't think it's a given he starts demanding a trade and walks away from the largest contract in NBA history.

BNM
 
Boob-No-More said:
It seems premature for NOP to blow it up. No one of consequence on that team is older than 28 and they just had their best season in 10 years. Davis is just 25, and as crazy as it sounds, probably hasn't even entered his prime, yet. They have him locked up for two more years and will have the option to give him a super max extension before his current contract expires:

"Anthony Davis will now be super max eligible in 2019 for a 5-year deal that would start in 2020 & projects to be worth $230 million, which would be the largest contract in NBA history."

He actually doesn't seem unhappy in New Orleans. He certainly hasn't been a malcontent. So, I don't think it's a given he starts demanding a trade and walks away from the largest contract in NBA history.

BNM
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I feel like this post could be changed to Dame / Por in a lot of ways except the playoff success. However I am of the opinion that if the results in the post season is another sweep it’s time to make some significant changes around Dame.
 
Boob-No-More said:
It seems premature for NOP to blow it up...
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TorturedBlazerFan said:
I feel like this post could be changed to Dame / Por in a lot of ways except the playoff success. However I am of the opinion that if the results in the post season is another sweep it’s time to make some significant changes around Dame.
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Please no. Until Dame starts winning his playoff head-to-heads, it would be premature to include him in discussions of the biggest contracts in NBA history. (I assume you were referring largely to happiness and team loyalty, though.) The Houston series and a hobbled Beverly was a long time ago... Dame needs to prove he's not the Abdur-Rahim of point guards.
 
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