I think they will be able to get better packages than that for AD. I'd ask for all that but both Knox and Smith as well as Mitchell Robinson from New York. If the Lakers will move their #4 pick plus Ingram, Hart, Kuzma and Ball that probably tops that. See if Boston will move Tatum + picks and maybe Hayward as an intriguing add on if you think he will really bounce back this season. Get crazy, ask Philly if Simmons is available. Don't get an offer you like, take your shot on selling Davis again now that you suddenly have a much brighter future.
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I think they will be able to get better packages than that for AD. I'd ask for all that but both Knox and Smith as well as Mitchell Robinson from New York. If the Lakers will move their #4 pick plus Ingram, Hart, Kuzma and Ball that probably tops that. See if Boston will move Tatum + picks and maybe Hayward as an intriguing add on if you think he will really bounce back this season. Get crazy, ask Philly if Simmons is available. Don't get an offer you like, take your shot on selling Davis again now that you suddenly have a much brighter future.
I think the Pels should keep AD and you have until the trade deadline to show him you aren't a trash team anymore. If you still suck deal him at the deadline for the best offer, which will still be there. Maybe not a king's ransom but you'll still get something good.
Free Agent PG (Pat Beverly or Ricky Rubio?), Holiday, Zion, AD, Randle. Be in the 3-5 seed playoff race in the West and you might be able to convince AD to stay.
Why do people think Barrett and Zion are life long friends? Duke going to Barrett instead of Zion over and over down the stretch is why they didn't make the Final Four.
I wonder if Zion will sign with Klutch Sports as his agent. That'd make for an interesting mess - Zion, Lebron, and AD all repped by the same agent plus Lebron's former GM and ally David Griffin running the show in New Orleans.
Stephen A has said so too. How many times over the last 20 years have we heard the Knicks were going to get the superstar? I'll believe it when Durant actually signs.
Cowherd did play a snippet from a guest he had on the show that is writing a book on KD. He said yes KD to the Knicks is a "done deal" now but he noted KD could easily be swayed to change his mind at the last minute. So yes, until it happens there is skepticism, especially when KD is known to make decisions on the fly.
I really like both of these teams. Hope whoever wins this beats the Warriors
Has to be a demoralizing loss for Toronto. Bucks shot like crap, Lowry played out of his mind and Bucks still win. Nurse really ran his starters into the ground tonight as well it looked like to me. They were gassed in the 4th.
I’m not sure the Lakers have enough to trade for him. I didn’t realize a couple of things last night. Ingram’s surgery makes him difficult to trade and that people think this is a three player draft, making that 4th pick not so valuable.
They might be better off for it in the long run if they can't facilitate a trade. If AD wants to be in LA that badly he can just sign there as a free agent after next season and it won't cost them a single asset.
Make a best and final offer for him now and if New Orleans says no then tell them to take a hike.
There's no sense in gutting the roster now just to have Lebron and AD surrounded with scrubs.
Yeah, Kawhi was coming up short on a lot of his shots last night. I think he and the other starters didn't have much left in the tank by the fourth. Nice comeback win for the Bucks on a night when Giannis was just ok, not great.
And I saw on twitter 77% of the jumpers they took last night were classified as wide open looks (no defender within 6 ft). They are a good shooting team getting just the looks they want. To shoot that poorly and get the win, they have to feel real good going forward.
