Trade Anthony Davis trade ideas

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  1. oldmangrouch

    oldmangrouch persona non grata

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    The first idea is a bad joke for the Blazers. The second is a nightmare for the Lakers.
     
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    How about no 23 different ways...

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    If I were the Lakers, I would do the second trade.
     
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    Make that trade, and I would say there is at least a 50/50 chance LeBron demands a trade.
     
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    Because of his extension he can't be traded until the summer. At this point do the Lakers care if he demands a trade? The team is garbage so they might want to trade him anyways.
     
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    Simmons looks like trash, Irving is toxic, Harris is overpaid. Lakers can at least get a pick(s) or some young talent for Davis. None of those parts have long term value and the Lakers still wouldn't win anything this season so it would be a horrible trade for them.
     
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    AD is a huge upgrade over Nurk and Ant seems like he is being underutilized on a team with Dame as well as our other guard depth.

    I'd have to lean towards doing this deal, Ant is the young potential all star return for the Lakers so I'm not giving them any unprotected picks though. But that type of deal is the Toronto acquiring Kawhi type that has a real chance at a title so I think the Blazers have to lean towards making it.
     
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    Honestly, I'd be really interested to see what would happen with Ant and Lebron together. Would Lebron let Ant be a PG? Would Nurk's tendency toward occasional lackadaisical play drive Lebron insane? Would Ant's presence be enough to improve the Lakers' spacing?

    As bad as the Lakers have been, it would be worth it to them to make a move, IMO.
     
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    LeBron tweaked his groin last night. Stick a fork in the Lakers. I doubt they will even make the play-ins at this point.
     
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    ooof, did anyone see him leaving the court?

    I've done that walk before...that's not a good walk.
     
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    The Pelicans' front office right now:
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    Lets look at the Pelicans haul for Anthony Davis;

    Brandon Ingram
    Lonzo Ball
    Josh Hart
    2019 #4 pick (De'Andre Hunter)
    2022 #8 pick (Dyson Daniels)
    2023 pick swap unprotected
    2024 or 2025 pick unprotected (Pelicans choice)

    So the Lakers could have to send Wemba to the Pelicans this summer; and still have to give another top lottery pick in 2024 or 2025. That was a crazy big haul for the Pelicans; back when Davis was on an expiring contract and no other destinations.

    At the time people said "yeah but Lakers will be good for the next decade so those picks are worth little".

    You never know what will happen; same as the Nets - Celtics trade. Those picks and swaps many years out can be worth a ton.
     
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    it's fun to clown on the lakers and i revel in it, but they traded about 10 yrs of future potential for a single title.

    are we really saying we all wouldn't do that?
     
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    I absolutely would not do that....not for 5 years.
     
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    i'm torn. the legacy of one championship lasts much longer than 5-10 yrs of misery. in the long run, we might not even remember horrible basketball for a stretch of years. but we will always remember a title.
     
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    Yes they got the one title so yes you can say it was the right move and all worth it. So it worked out for them. But when making that trade there is no guarantee of a title. Who knew the bubble would happen so LBJ and AD could rest up?

    Lakers had LBJ at that time plus a ton of young talented players many of whom since have been all stars; they might have got 3 titles if they just kept that group together, stayed away from Davis, and done minor MLE additions. But now the Lakers have many years of shit teams ahead, little picks, capped out and no future.

    Plenty of other teams have made this win now gamble and lost. Nets with KG and Pierce; Clippers with Kawhi and Paul George (outcome uncertain but they have a ton of downside), Nets with Harden, Minnesota, Philly, Cleveland, etc. I guess you could include Milwaukee getting Jrue too, and they got a title so maybe the risk here is worth the reward. But there is a ton of very costly risk when mortgaging a franchise distant future picks for an aging allstar.
     
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    Is the Lakers situation different from other franchises? This was one of 18 titles they won, so its not a once in a lifetime memory as the '77 Blazers title is to many in Portland.

    Is that bubble title worth a half decade or longer of futility to Lakers fans?

    Who knows; but I'm going to enjoy every year that franchise sucks ass.
     
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    julius Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Theyve won 17, not 18.

    And a lot of the Lakers fans I know hate Lebron on their team, as they do westbrook and Davis, and don't hold the 2020 title on the same level as others.
     
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    Me every year watching a new season of Lakers fans hopes
     
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    that's them. if we could have one title run for Dame in Portland, i tend to think i would happily give up the next 5 yrs as one of the worst teams in the league.

    dame still wears the 1977 hat for godsakes. a title here would mean so much more.

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