Exclusive Woj - Anthony Davis has Requested a Trade.

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BLAZINGGIANTS said:
So, for the rest of this season..... it'd be LBJ and AD..... Melo would sign. And then a bunch of G Leaguers? Would be odd to watch.

Quality over quantity, FAMS. None of those Lakers players are very enticing to me. If I were a fan of the Pels, I'd quickly realize that ownership and management are not going to do what needs to be done to build a winner. You need some star power, and settling for the Lakers' offer is not bringing any star power back in return. It's settling.

#qualityoverquantityFAMS
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Wait and sign Matthews and Jordan once New York buys them out
 
kjironman1 said:
So Anthony Davis wanting out after Cousins left for GS means the management is not doing what it needs to do. Davis is going to leave. The Management is shopping him to get the most they can. I would say that is the best they can do.
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I wouldn't get hasty and deal immediately. I suspect offers will get better after the season, even if teams are scared by only having him for one year. But, as I said, quality over quantity. I feel like the Blazers, and other teams, could offer more. I'd rather build with a guy like CJ and another asset(s) and then build my team with a handful of mediocre players than to simply trade my star player for that handful of mediocre players.
 
BLAZINGGIANTS said:
I wouldn't get hasty and deal immediately. I suspect offers will get better after the season, even if teams are scared by only having him for one year. But, as I said, quality over quantity. I feel like the Blazers, and other teams, could offer more. I'd rather build with a guy like CJ and another asset(s) and then build my team with a handful of mediocre players than to simply trade my star player for that handful of mediocre players.
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Fair enough.
 
BLAZINGGIANTS said:
I thought of this. If I'm the NYK, and I miss out on AD to LAL (which means NYK likely won't ever get him), I'd buyout Wed and Jordan after 3/1 so they are ineligible to play in the playoffs just to fuck with LAL.
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That ownership group is already looked at poorly. Screw over two vets like that, and good luck with that cap space plan this offseason
 
kjironman1 said:
Fair enough.
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I mean, I don't disagree with what you previously said. If you value the Lakers' players or think they have a high-ceiling, by all means, go for it. Some still believe that Ball will be a Kidd-like player, which I can understand (but totally disagree with). If you believe that, and think you can keep him, I'd understand accepting that deal. Just for myself, I think Ball is overrated (and folks are starting to believe his ceiling is not as high as they once thought). I think the other young players offered are mediocre and have limited ceilings and would not be worth nearly as much elsewhere. I want as talented a player as I think I can get, and then fill in around him.

Maybe I'm biased, but I'd think CJ would be a solid pickup. I am in no way anxious to deal him, but I would in the right deal. And assuming he is eventually moved, I would like to see what he does when he is "The Man" on his team.
 
RR7 said:
That ownership group is already looked at poorly. Screw over two vets like that, and good luck with that cap space plan this offseason
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Ya there's no reason for NY to do that-- just incredibly spiteful and petty. Do the due diligence to see if they can bring in any assets in a trade now. If not, let them go on Friday after the deadline.
 
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Lakers would still have Hart, Zubac, McGee, Mo Wagner, KCP, Mykhailiuk, Tyson Chandler, and Bonga with Solomon Hill, Anthony Davis, and LeBron. They'd for sure add Melo and would probably get two buyout guys. They could still make other trades too.
 
He just named all those other three teams so that it doesn’t look like he only wants Lakers. He knows Clippers and Bucks have no way to trade for him.
 
Looks like Davis won't sign an extension with us

 
yuyuza1 said:
Ya there's no reason for NY to do that-- just incredibly spiteful and petty. Do the due diligence to see if they can bring in any assets in a trade now. If not, let them go on Friday after the deadline.
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the first thing after not trading them would probably be to spend some time negotiating buyouts

people can correct me if I'm wrong about this but I think veteran minimum contracts signed during the season can be for a pro-rated amount based upon the amount of season left or for the maximum vet allowance for the entire year. The Knicks could save money with a buyout, and then save more when Matthews signs with the Lakers or another team. Meanwhile, Matthews could agree to a buyout but not actually lose any money...win-win?

Matthews and Jordan are buyout candidates...I wonder who else is in that situation? I wonder if the Cavs will waive Stauskas?
 
This is an amusing way to look at this. Unless the Pels accept the offer, at which point it will morph from amusing to depressing.

 
Lol you guys are really down on ingram. I would trade CJ and a first for him. He's 21
 
That package for AD is pretty awful. I cannot believe that is the best they could get. All controlled by LA/Lebron and Rich Paul... Most of those guys if they played in any other market not LA would be considered bad players.
 
Doing some quick math the Lakers (if that alleged trade was the accepted offer) would have just over $87.7 million on the books next year for only 6 players (LeBron, AD, Solomon Hill, Wagner, Hart, and Bonga). There is no way they could add another max free agent if they take Hill.
 
Every bought out player with an ending contract that is worth a Tinker's damn will go to Laker's for the league minimum.
 
hoopsjock said:
Doing some quick math the Lakers (if that alleged trade was the accepted offer) would have just over $87.7 million on the books next year for only 6 players (LeBron, AD, Solomon Hill, Wagner, Hart, and Bonga). There is no way they could add another max free agent if they take Hill.
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And if they stretch Hill?
 
PtldPlatypus said:
And if they stretch Hill?
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I guess it depends on how many years they stretch him for. I could see them attaching Hart and/or Wagner to him to try and trade him away without having to stretch him but I don't know what teams would do that.

A 3 year stretch would be about $4.3 million, adding back in the roster hold they could probably save about $7 million but it would still be really tricky to add a max player with so few roster spots accounted for.
 
Honestly if I'm the Pelicans I just bench AD the rest of the year see how much we can lose, trade Mirotic and anyone else of note and look to move AD after the Free agency in July. That LA offers just sucks, if I were them I wouldn't be in a big hurry to take those offers. If Rich Paul / LBJ and the Lakers have scared off the rest of the league from making any serious offers, that should be more then a fine, because that literally ruins the integrity of their league... I know they won't do anything because it's LA and LBJ but the reported offers seriously just guarantee NO sucks for a while and basically gets nothing for a top 5 NBA talent, that seems stupid... Not just saying that because I want the Blazers to get him (I DO), but from every angle, I can't figure out why they would take that unless they believe those guys will be stars someday, and if they believe that they should probably get a new scouting department...
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
Honestly if I'm the Pelicans I just bench AD the rest of the year see how much we can lose, trade Mirotic and anyone else of note and look to move AD after the Free agency in July. That LA offers just sucks, if I were them I wouldn't be in a big hurry to take those offers. If Rich Paul / LBJ and the Lakers have scared off the rest of the league from making any serious offers, that should be more then a fine, because that literally ruins the integrity of their league... I know they won't do anything because it's LA and LBJ but the reported offers seriously just guarantee NO sucks for a while and basically gets nothing for a top 5 NBA talent, that seems stupid... Not just saying that because I want the Blazers to get him (I DO), but from every angle, I can't figure out why they would take that unless they believe those guys will be stars someday, and if they believe that they should probably get a new scouting department...
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"Bench AD for the rest of the year"
- I'm sure that'll go over well with a) the league b) the fan base c) anthony davis and d) ticket sales in an already poor market.

If they keep him, they'll almost certainly have to play him, which really prohibits them from losing consistently and will be a weird situation.

Also, Lonzo - Kuzma - Ingram - 2 Firsts and Cap relief - how is that terrible?
What do you think the "best" Celtics offer even is and do you think they'd offer the "best" package for 1 year of AD with the hopes they could "convince" him to say -- keeping in mind they would've probably traded a majority of their depth to acquire AD.

And obviously you're never going to get a fair return when someone publicly demands a trade. That's the whole point, the player utilizing leverage to get what they want.
 
They will probably flip Ball to Phoenix for Josh Jackson or their top 1 protected pick or something.

This trade will be concluded today I feel.
 
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