Anthony Davis will be a Laker

[milesfides]

OK, so Anthony Davis fired his agent and is strongly considering hiring Lebron's Rich Paul. He's signed for two more seasons - a third with a player option - why change agents now? It can't be for working on an extension next year, that's a done deal if he wants it. It can only mean that Davis is going to explore his options and possibly push for a trade.

And where do you think Rich Paul will steer Anthony Davis? Team up with Lebron.

Paul Pierce on ESPN stated in pretty strong terms, “If things don’t go well in New Orleans this year and they’re hovering around .500 or not looking like a playoff team, Boston’s going to make a run at him or the Lakers. I guarantee you that. He will not be in New Orleans by the end of the year. If they’re not playing well, he will not make it to All-Star weekend.”

I think the Pelicans have a year, and they can get better deals after the season. But yeah, the signs are way too strong.

I think the Lakers will sell part or most of their young core, get Anthony Davis, then sign Kawhi Leonard in the summer.

[danfantastk32]

I'm sure he's got a No-trade clause...but I can imagine the slack-jawed look on Lebron's face when he found out he'd just been traded to the Pelicans for A-Davis.

Would rather not trade our young core myself....but how do you say no to Davis, and all that he brings? I dunno...honestly, I think I'd rather keep Kuz, Ball, and Ingram. I just think the 3 will give us more...and for 15 years.

I'd be game for getting Davis, and passing on Kawhi. Clipper fans can have their wet-dream. How we go about doing that is beyond me. S&T I suppose?

Does Kawhi want to be a Pelican? =0)

[Pointgod]

It's possible but way more likely in a trade.

[Landsberger]

I'm sure he's got a No-trade clause...but I can imagine the slack-jawed look on Lebron's face when he found out he'd just been traded to the Pelicans for A-Davis.

Would rather not trade our young core myself....but how do you say no to Davis, and all that he brings? I dunno...honestly, I think I'd rather keep Kuz, Ball, and Ingram. I just think the 3 will give us more...and for 15 years.

I'd be game for getting Davis, and passing on Kawhi. Clipper fans can have their wet-dream. How we go about doing that is beyond me. S&T I suppose?

Does Kawhi want to be a Pelican? =0)

Davis blinds with stats. "All Davis brings?"..... Davis hasn't brought winning to NO by himself.... or even with another stat superstar and some decent supporting players. I think he's a very good player but giving up a lot for him isn't something I'd do. Let the C's give up half their team for him. How he'd fit when he's not the center of the offense would be something I think about a lot before chasing those stats.

[milesfides]

Davis is unequivocally an elite two-way player, and he and Kawhi are the two very best two-way players. Nobody is better than those two. Along with Lebron, that would give us three MVP candidates and two DPOY candidates. Yes. That's how you take down the Golden State juggernaut.

Here's the thing: Lebron is THE orchestrator of super teams. He started it (Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh), kept doing it (Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love), and he will do it again (Kawhi, Davis). He didn't come to L.A. to help the young players' games. He came to assemble the next superteam. If you could handpick elite teammates to join Lebron, who don't play for the Warriors, you couldn't do better than Kawhi and Davis, and that's why they're going to be in purple in gold by next season.

[stan francisco]

You must’ve read my mind, lol.

There’s no other answer to the question why he’d get a new agent now than that he wants a change now, unless he’s contending now. I’d expect him to have a destination in mind, the Lakers. He’s the perfect fit for this city. Hard working, soft spoken.

There’s only one franchise worthy of his presence, frankly. And few centers are worthy of being the next Laker franchise big man.?Ancient glory Celtics? Nah. The Purrs? Both teams have good pieces to offer in return but neither is a worthy prime AD destination.

He is totally the right guy to be the next great Laker center. I’ve always quietly thought so. Mikan, Chamberlain, KAJ, Shaquille, Davis. Who else? Where else for him?

If I were him, I’d tell my agent to explore all ways to best force a trade to the Lakers. Now, to end the inevitable ASAP so people can move on. He’s made for being the one to bring the unibrow to the walk of fame.

Rondo, Hart, Leonard, James, Davis?

Yeah.

Lonzo would probably go in that trade, I think. And either Ingram or Kuzma, and maybe both Zubac and McGee. Maybe we’d have to take on a sour deal to convince them not to go with the Celtics offers. The green have lots of talent to offer. So do the Spurs.

But there’s only one Lakers. The Lakers need a franchise big man. Legendary legacy currently up for grabs, AD...

[SlimShady83]

LMAO I called this ages ago ... Or at the very least said we should make a trade for him

The next trio after Lebum goes will be..

A.D, KL and KLAY going to happen maybe sooner then we think

called it first here and facebook

Might go in the lotto this weekend

[dAdo dA dEvil]

I think we sign Bynum ...
LaVar won't shut his mouth up ...

Then we trade ZO + Bynum / Mc Gee + Kuz / Hart to the Pelicans for AD.

[Dr Aki]

This is a pipe dream

Ever since the Lakers stretched Deng, the Lakers no longer have the salary ballast or the empty cap space to absorb the extra salary to grab Kawhi and complete a Davis trade. Unless New Orleans is willing to pay Zubac a 1 year, 11.2 million dollar contract and participate in some creative trading

So unless the Lakers wait yet another year, Davis is off limits until 2020 when Ingram can be sign and traded.

[SlimShady83]

I think we sign Bynum ...
LaVar won't shut his mouth up ...

Then we trade ZO + Bynum / Mc Gee + Kuz / Hart to the Pelicans for AD.

Fook no we ain't trading away Ingram, ball OR King Kuz... They're the real future of this team

please stop including any of these 3 in a trade, just ain't gonna happen

[Dr Aki]

I think we sign Bynum ...
LaVar won't shut his mouth up ...

Then we trade ZO + Bynum / Mc Gee + Kuz / Hart to the Pelicans for AD.

Fook no we ain't trading away Ingram, ball OR King Kuz... They're the real future of this team

please stop including any of these 3 in a trade, just ain't gonna happen

It's literally the only way the Lakers have enough salary ballast to make a Davis trade legal.

Ball 8.7 mil
Ingram 7.3 mil
(Zubac cap hold 1.9 mil), S&T at least 11.2 mil

The 2019 FRP will also be moved and can be worth about from 2.0 to 2.6 mil as well if the Lakers can convince the Pelicans to tell them who to draft and wait the prerequisite time for signed FRPs to be traded

[Spanish_Laker]

LMAO...

Since we saw Walton with Thompson I can firmly state the following: "Klay Thompson will be a Laker"

[dAdo dA dEvil]

I think we sign Bynum ...
LaVar won't shut his mouth up ...

Then we trade ZO + Bynum / Mc Gee + Kuz / Hart to the Pelicans for AD.

Fook no we ain't trading away Ingram, ball OR King Kuz... They're the real future of this team

please stop including any of these 3 in a trade, just ain't gonna happen

It's literally the only way the Lakers have enough salary ballast to make a Davis trade legal

Skullz, we can't keep them all and add Davis and Kawhi. Someone has to go. And I mean someone with a real value if we are trading for AD. Out of the young core, I'll put Ingram as the "untouchable".

[SlimShady83]

Fook no we ain't trading away Ingram, ball OR King Kuz... They're the real future of this team

please stop including any of these 3 in a trade, just ain't gonna happen

It's literally the only way the Lakers have enough salary ballast to make a Davis trade legal

Skullz, we can't keep them all and add Davis and Kawhi. Someone has to go. And I mean someone with a real value if we are trading for AD. Out of the young core, I'll put Ingram as the "untouchable".

I'm sure we can work something out

If anything happens out of the big 4 young guns, Hart is the one to go if we're going to trade for A.D

we need to keep ball/king kuz/BI at all cost

[Michael Lucky]

Problem is both Philadelphia and Boston will offer a lot more considering he is under contract for another year after this one. Boston can easily offer a better package. If they are serious forming their big 3, the Lakers wont be getting him.

[stan francisco]

It's literally the only way the Lakers have enough salary ballast to make a Davis trade legal

Skullz, we can't keep them all and add Davis and Kawhi. Someone has to go. And I mean someone with a real value if we are trading for AD. Out of the young core, I'll put Ingram as the "untouchable".

I'm sure we can work something out

If anything happens out of the big 4 young guns, Hart is the one to go if we're going to trade for A.D

we need to keep ball/king kuz/BI at all cost

Danny Ainge and a bunch of elite talent say hello. We have to offer something better than them or NO will take the better offer. I don’t want to see him in green. Unless he forces a trade here somehow, we will have to give up a couple of future stars to get the best two-way big man in the game. And a couple of big men.

Zubac or Bynum (if he can still play, sign him just for this purpose)
McGee
Lonzo
Kuz

I can’t see us without Ingram or Hart. Just can’t. I could see Magic wanting Lavar gone. I’d hate to lose Kuz and Lonzo as much as everyone else, but AD would be worth it. In fact, the ugly green would be hard pressed to top that. To get AD while leaving room for adding Klay or Leonard next season you have to politely pay up.

EDIT: Goes to show how extremely well they’ve drafted. Even IF we traded both Lonzo and Kuzma(!) — wow this is big NBA legacy stuff at stake here if this will soon be discussed for real — we’d still have Hart, Ingram, Klay (or Leonard), LBJ, A Davis. That could even be a super team starting five right there with some good coaching.

Yes, I’m convinced that Hart will blow up on the league this year as the SG 3&D young stud badass of the year. And BI is ripe to start dominating, to enter star level and start commanding double teams. What veteran PG with a brain would not want to join that roster on the cheap? Looking at you Rondo.

And if we can get away with a better deal, we obviously should. Replace Kuzma with Wagner in the hypothetical scenario above and AD might just become a Celtic.

I love Lonzo’s defense, for the record. His eye for the game is one in a million, generational sensation type level gifted. I hate the idea of losing him. For AD, I’d have to pull the trigger. He’s a 7’ point guard with unguardable range and athleticism and versatility. Dominant. Commands double and triple teams and can pass. To LBJ... To Klay. To Ingram. To Hart...

[One Love]

The package will start with Ingram... Pelicans will want a cheap up and coming star & already have decent guards (Holiday)... This is AD you are talking about so other pieces will be involved, as well as either Rondo’s or KCP’s expiring, which is $9 & $12 million, respectfully... Pelicans are a cost control team so ANY & ALL rookie deals mean allot more to them, hence Hart, Kuzz & Wagner...

On another note, Lakers FO wants Klay not Leonard, make no mistake that Klay is the first, second & third option next summer...

Lakeshow Baby...

[Danny Darko]

I just don't think anything will happen with him this year. Too many years for a star attraction for them to feel any pressure to move him.

[Penberthy]

The package will start with Ingram... Pelicans will want a cheap up and coming star & already have decent guards (Holiday)... This is AD you are talking about so other pieces will be involved, as well as either Rondo’s or KCP’s expiring, which is $9 & $12 million, respectfully... Pelicans are a cost control team so ANY & ALL rookie deals mean allot more to them, hence Hart, Kuzz & Wagner...

On another note, Lakers FO wants Klay not Leonard, make no mistake that Klay is the first, second & third option next summer...

Lakeshow Baby...

Why is Klay the first option? He is the inferior player.

[Landsberger]

Kuzma will bring what Klay would be bringing this team offensively. There is a gap in their production but it's not commiserate with the gap in what they will be getting paid. Leonard is the guy who fits what we're doing better than Davis IMHO.