I doubt it. The owners are about to get petty. I think he finishes his contract in NO
They still need to run the business. AD could come up with plenty of reasons to sit out, and tank any potential trades by outright saying he won't resign.
Anthony Davis has requested a trade from N.O. Update: AD to Lakers for Lonzo, Ingram, Hart & 3 picks
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They still need to run the business. AD could come up with plenty of reasons to sit out, and tank any potential trades by outright saying he won't resign.
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Kuzma, Hart, Zubac and two 1st rounders for AD. Everyone wins.
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I doubt it. The owners are about to get petty. I think he finishes his contract in NO
are you serious?
the locker room is already in shambles
he's done in NO...either now or the summer...but its over
But why ? NO isn’t a huge FA destination in the first place now losing the super star they drafted sets them back immensely they can get a million picks and players but never ever get someone as good as AD. My issue with this whole scenario is not that he asked for a trade it’s the timing and how it looks like Bron is behind this. The sentiment was he gave them notice so they won’t lose him for nothing but he’s also trying
To dictate where he goes and keep the team from getting offers that help them really rebuild . And next contract gonna lead to a strike
I agree, but when players try to force a trade to a certain team it never seems to work. The team gets petty and just refuses to move the player even if there's a better deal to be had.
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AD has his team six games under .500. It's pathetic
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There's a bunch of teams in the NBA that should be contracted if we being real. The players only wanna play on like 5-6 teams, it's a p*ssy league
Except that the Lakers would be down to just $15-20 million in cap space for next summer.
If they want to have a chance at any decent free agent they're gonna have to include Ball/Ingram in the trade to free up enough space.
Good let him walk for nothing.... That would perfectly capture the moronic ownership of the pelicans in a nutshellI doubt it. The owners are about to get petty. I think he finishes his contract in NO
They don't have to get a free agent they could package those two in a trade plus use their cap room to make up the difference for another high end player
That's true, but unless they do that in the next couple days then that player isn't going to be Kawhi, Klay, KD, Middleton, Kyrie, Cousins, or Kemba as they won't be tradeable. There aren't too many really good options left that will be under contract AND on the trading block....maybe Dame?
Not really true... In the summer time there will be plenty of teams who could absorb those two contracts directly into their cap without sending the Lakers any money back...just future draft picks..... Not the most ideal way to handle things but certainly plausible
Theres so many ways to play with the salary cap bruh... Takes a little creativity sometimes but that's why francishe pay these cap dudes to handle those logistics
I see what you're saying but that would be a damn inefficient way to do it. You're talking about sending a bunch of assets for AD, then sending more assets out just for draft picks so you can free up space. Even if you managed to get your three stars, that would leave you with the thinnest possible lineup besides them.
It makes a lot more sense to just send out one or both of the mid-salary players to get AD (Ball, Ingram) so that you still have cheap rotation players like Zubac and either Kuz or Ingram to maintain some semblance of a full roster for next year.