Anthony Davis has requested a trade from N.O. Update: AD to Lakers for Lonzo, Ingram, Hart & 3 picks
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blockboy504
LSU Tigers
None of them teams had a AD to trade though I’m confident in griffin and langdonDude is known for only doing trades where he bends the other team over yet other GM’s still deal with him
Too bad you can't say "Besides________" for the shyt birds tho right...Besides Lebron who wanted to work on mediocre Hollywood projects and washed veterans you could say the same about the Lakers
duckbutta
eienaar van mans
An Boston trade that doesn't brown and tatum in it Pelicans should hang up the phone...
The trade should be Brown, Tatum, all those 1st rounders...and filler like smart or that thick dude who look like the thick dude from black panther...
The trade should be Brown, Tatum, all those 1st rounders...and filler like smart or that thick dude who look like the thick dude from black panther...
ALonelyDad
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Boston is not sending both without Kyrie. This is why Boston is done unless pelicans want to spurs themselves and take a worse deal.
Pelicans not getting anywhere near equal value back, they’re going to have to accept that. They saw what the Spurs went through
As long as he doesn’t end up in LA @2Quik4UHoes :umadtd:
As long as he doesn’t end up in LA @2Quik4UHoes :umadtd:
ALonelyDad
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You do know AD is the one who made Rich Paul his agent, AD's time was coming up..of course he wasn't going to ask to leave early on.
I don't like the notion of saying that a grown man has no control in what he is doing. Anthony Davis is a rich grown up, he can do whatever he wants in this world. He wants out.
Don’t worry, I’ll only accept AD in LA if we already signed Kawhi. That way we can beat the spurs into the dirt for good.
New Orleans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin has started to provide potential suitors with the framework of the package that he is seeking in a trade for All-NBA forward Anthony Davis, including multi-team scenarios that would expand the Pelicans' pool of assets in a deal, league sources told ESPN.
So far, Los Angeles and New York teams --- the Clippers and Lakers, Knicks and Nets -- have been among front offices inquiring with New Orleans, league sources said.
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The Boston Celtics have long considered a run at Davis too, but they must take into consideration the future of free agent Kyrie Irving before committing to a significant offer of assets to New Orleans.
The success of the Kawhi Leonard rental in Toronto has also seemed to embolden factions of Davis' non-preferred and smaller NBA market destinations to probe New Orleans on trades, league sources said.
According to front offices who've engaged in conversations with Griffin, he hasn't sounded convinced that a singular team is likely to fulfill his wishes for a Davis deal. To that end, Griffin has been working to find multi-team trade scenarios that could redirect assets for players or picks more preferable to the Pelicans, sources said.
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For example, those sorts of scenarios could include the Lakers helping find a team that hypothetically values its young players more than New Orleans, or New York could flip its two first future first round picks via Dallas into players that New Orleans prefers. New Orleans seems determined to be creative in constructing a deal to maximize the return on Davis, one of the NBA's elite talents.
So far, Los Angeles and New York teams --- the Clippers and Lakers, Knicks and Nets -- have been among front offices inquiring with New Orleans, league sources said.
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The Boston Celtics have long considered a run at Davis too, but they must take into consideration the future of free agent Kyrie Irving before committing to a significant offer of assets to New Orleans.
The success of the Kawhi Leonard rental in Toronto has also seemed to embolden factions of Davis' non-preferred and smaller NBA market destinations to probe New Orleans on trades, league sources said.
According to front offices who've engaged in conversations with Griffin, he hasn't sounded convinced that a singular team is likely to fulfill his wishes for a Davis deal. To that end, Griffin has been working to find multi-team trade scenarios that could redirect assets for players or picks more preferable to the Pelicans, sources said.
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For example, those sorts of scenarios could include the Lakers helping find a team that hypothetically values its young players more than New Orleans, or New York could flip its two first future first round picks via Dallas into players that New Orleans prefers. New Orleans seems determined to be creative in constructing a deal to maximize the return on Davis, one of the NBA's elite talents.
Griffin has offered teams no firm timetable on needing a completed deal, but he has indicated that he prefers the acquisition of 2019 draft picks be completed days prior to the June 20 event, in Brooklyn, league sources said. This gives the Pelicans a chance to meet and more closely examine draft candidates slotted in the vicinity of picks potentially traded to New Orleans.
The Knicks and Lakers hold the Nos. 3 and 4 picks in this month's draft, respectively, and those are prime trade assets for the Pelicans to consider.
Griffin is pursuing a combination of assets that include an All-Star player, a young player with All-Star potential and two first-round picks, league sources said. Those wants are on a sliding scale. For example, the better the player, the softer the asks on the draft picks -- and vice versa.
That's certainly a starting place in trade talks, but there remains uncertainty on how many assets teams will be willing to move for Davis, who could leave as a free agent next July.
In whatever deal the Pelicans make, Griffin wants the assets to continue building a Western Conference playoff team around guard Jrue Holiday and the projected No. 1 overall pick, forward Zion Williamson, sources said.
For now, a Davis trade looms as a premium free agent recruiting tool for those big market teams engaged with New Orleans. For example, Brooklyn and New York are pursuing Davis to partner with the likes of a Kevin Durant or Kyrie Irving once free agency commences on June 30.
The Knicks and Lakers hold the Nos. 3 and 4 picks in this month's draft, respectively, and those are prime trade assets for the Pelicans to consider.
Griffin is pursuing a combination of assets that include an All-Star player, a young player with All-Star potential and two first-round picks, league sources said. Those wants are on a sliding scale. For example, the better the player, the softer the asks on the draft picks -- and vice versa.
That's certainly a starting place in trade talks, but there remains uncertainty on how many assets teams will be willing to move for Davis, who could leave as a free agent next July.
In whatever deal the Pelicans make, Griffin wants the assets to continue building a Western Conference playoff team around guard Jrue Holiday and the projected No. 1 overall pick, forward Zion Williamson, sources said.
For now, a Davis trade looms as a premium free agent recruiting tool for those big market teams engaged with New Orleans. For example, Brooklyn and New York are pursuing Davis to partner with the likes of a Kevin Durant or Kyrie Irving once free agency commences on June 30.
Davis, 26, requested a trade in January -- with the Lakers as a primary destination -- but negotiations never gained traction. Those talks were led by New Orleans GM Dell Demps and Lakers president Magic Johnson -- both of whom are no longer employed in those positions.
Griffin was hired as the Pelicans EVP of Basketball Operations in April, and immediately embarked on a campaign to convince Davis to re-consider his desire to leave the franchise. Davis is eligible to sign a five-year, $235.5 million super max contract starting in July.
Griffin was hired as the Pelicans EVP of Basketball Operations in April, and immediately embarked on a campaign to convince Davis to re-consider his desire to leave the franchise. Davis is eligible to sign a five-year, $235.5 million super max contract starting in July.
why would either of those two teams participate if they weren't getting AD back?Sounds a lot like Beal, Ingram, and picks to me
its going to be more like - Ingram, Kuzma, 4th pick, 6/7th pick (with Lonzo going to PHX/Chicago)