Exclusive Woj - Anthony Davis has Requested a Trade.

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  1. BonesJones

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    Except that AD and Rich Paul have no leverage unless they explicitly state that AD will only sign an extension with the Lakers, which he didnt. Simply said he wants to win.
     
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    The one reason I would think they would want to avoid Ainge is because of his reputation on deals. Nobody wants to get fucked.
     
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    True. Just weird rich Paul is putting Davis in this position.
     
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    That’s also what I have read. He could verbally agree to a deal and then when the time comes try to fuck them over. At that point the lakers deal could be off the table because kawhi could be on the move this summer. I believe the lakers are after Davis over anything though so who knows. It’s gonna be a battle for him by those two teams.
     
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    Rich Paul put this out also because we all know how the media is gonna react. Lakers lakers lakers!!!
     
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    Silver could level the playing field if he wanted to. MLB did and it allowed teams like KC to win the championship. NFL did and allowed teams like Green Bay to be relevant. The NBA just doesn't give a shit. Silver has said "other franchises should just build super teams." If that isn't the biggest "fuck you, I don't care" put down to small market teams I have ever heard, then I am a Martian.
     
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    But what are small market teams going to do? They're the ones whose fans are most stupidly giddy to have ANY NBA action.
    You think the NBA has it bad? Try supporting a non-London-or-Manchester (or Liverpool) EPL team. There's no such thing as a "draft" or a "salary cap".
     
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    There is so much gray area with Rich Paul here. Where do his interests lie? I can't believe the league is OK with this setup.
     
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    They have things like the FA Cup and Calabro Cup. A team can win one of those and it makes their decade. The only thing the NBA has is the Championship. And if they are going to make that the only judgement on who is successful they should at least tier the league so those teams that get relegated win a different playoff system. It's fucking stupid to be in a league where we pretend small market teams have a regular chance. Do you think somebody from Stoke actually thinks they will ever win the PL?
     
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    With what setup? Agents representing multiple superstars and publicly disclosing their interests?
     
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    Rich Paul being Lebron's de facto puppet and pushing AD to the Lakers. This development this morning came about strictly to put Lebron's Lakers in the driving seat of any trade negotiations before Boston can even come into play.

    And why tell Woj what he told the team?
     
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    Also, I'd like to one day know what it feels like to essentially reject $230 million.
     
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    How does this package stand up?

    Collins, Simons, Trent, Unprotected 2019, 2021, 2023, & 2025 1sts, New Orleans gets the right to swap in 2024, and we attach Aminu and Leonard to match salary and get back Davis

    We then sign Robin Lopez after he gets bought-out (or another C)

    Lillard (36) / Curry (12)
    McCollum (35) / Curry (13)
    Harkless (25) / Turner (23)
    Davis (30) / Layman (18)
    Nurkic (30) / Lopez (12) / Davis (6)
     
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    You think we can get Davis without either CJ OR Nurk? What good are those picks for NO when they won't even have a team?
     
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    Ainge would gain absolutely nothing from doing that.
     
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    Awful deal for New Orleans. Basically ensures that the team gets moved.
     
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    Boston could easily beat that offer
     
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    Idk. How has Brooklyns 1sts helped Boston?

    I was putting together the best package without including either of them.
     
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