Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis

AkelaLoneWolf · Post #461 » by **AkelaLoneWolf** » Fri Jan 2, 2026 8:13 pm

HangTime wrote:I really wouldn't mind getting Davis.
My hope only hope would be that, of the young guys, CMB and Ja'kobe aren't in the trade.

Imagine what a Scottie, CMB, Davis front line would look like.
I think they rotate that Center spot where the burden isn't too stressed on any of them, and the constants rotation keeps everyone more engaged, and the opposing team off balance.

You mean Scottie and CMB? Davis will be in street clothes watching from the sidelines

LoveMyRaps · Post #462 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Fri Jan 2, 2026 8:33 pm

Tacoma wrote:
Clutch0z24 wrote:
LoveMyRaps wrote:
AD is not a guy you trade CMB for.

Giannis? Absolutely.

A broken down AD? Pass.

If Giannis gets traded it will be to a team he hand picks....So i highly doubt we even have a realistic shot at that...

And yes i agree...I would not want AD either but i am simply saying none of us are Bobby at the end of the day and it seems the path Bobby wants to go down is the "Trade for flawed stars" and hope it works out....Ingram is a good example...

And im simply saying what the Mavs would expect to get in a trade with us if Bobby is infact serious about trading for AD....

If im in charge i stay clear from the deal but with Bobby...I think he has legit interest in AD.

Josh Lewenberg said re the Ingram trade:

"However, the idea that he’s [referring to Bobby Webster] simply a Ujiri disciple is a misconception. Just because two people work closely together over a long period of time doesn’t mean they share the same tendencies ... According to multiple sources, Ujiri was the “driving force” behind the Brandon Ingram deal at last February’s trade deadline, while others in the room were less convinced about the fit and the timing. To just assume that [Bobby] Webster would pick up where Ujiri left off might be misguided."

So Ingram was Masai's doing, not Bobby. If we have any interest in AD at all, it'd be because Dallas is so desperate trying to get rid of him (due to his age, injuries & high salary) that they are willing to give him up practically for free, thus CMB should be off the table.

It's interesting that Dallas is trying to trade AD to build the right way around their younger players like Flagg, while we seem to be doing the opposite around Barnes. This juxtaposition looks of desperation by Raptors FO. AD is in the wrong timeline for us. I hope we don't trade any young assets with potential like CMB for him.

Ya Ingram was a Masai acquisition.
Hope Bobby is capable of pulling off a home run trade like that this year.

Raps in 4 · Post #463 » by **Raps in 4** » Fri Jan 2, 2026 8:52 pm

Tha Cynic wrote:
Nebuchadnezzar wrote:
Raps in 4 wrote:
Bobby should be fired immediately if he makes this trade.

If we get Davis, who's beating us in the east? Only the Knicks would have a shot.

Davis’ body. That’s what all this is about. With Davis you are a legit contender in the East.

If you lose rotation players in the trade and Davis to injury, you are a lottery team with probably no picks those years either.

It really comes down to what significant player(s) you have to give up and what it would mean to not have that player and Davis. Davis has that much of an injury history where you have to look at the roster that way before making the trade.

People overrate Davis. Before he teamed up with LeBron, he had accomplished nothing in his career. He's not even close to the level of player Kawhi was. With a healthy Kawhi, you were a contender (Kawhi was a top-5 player). With a healthy AD, you might get to the second round.

There is also the fact that even if healthy, AD is way past his prime at 33.

Unless we're literally getting him for free, this trade is stupid.

Basketball_Jones · Post #464 » by **Basketball_Jones** » Fri Jan 2, 2026 9:28 pm

Raps in 4 wrote:
Tha Cynic wrote:
Nebuchadnezzar wrote:
If we get Davis, who's beating us in the east? Only the Knicks would have a shot.

Davis’ body. That’s what all this is about. With Davis you are a legit contender in the East.

If you lose rotation players in the trade and Davis to injury, you are a lottery team with probably no picks those years either.

It really comes down to what significant player(s) you have to give up and what it would mean to not have that player and Davis. Davis has that much of an injury history where you have to look at the roster that way before making the trade.

People overrate Davis. Before he teamed up with LeBron, he had accomplished nothing in his career. He's not even close to the level of player Kawhi was. With a healthy Kawhi, you were a contender (Kawhi was a top-5 player). With a healthy AD, you might get to the second round.

There is also the fact that even if healthy, AD is way past his prime at 33.

Unless we're literally getting him for free, this trade is stupid.

Denver should have beaten them in the bubble chip. But yeah, prior to that Davis hadn’t stepped up like that ever. He was probably their main driver during that Covid chip.

Spida888 · Post #465 » by **Spida888** » Fri Jan 2, 2026 9:50 pm

AD may end up going to GSW for Kuminga, Green, Horford, and FRP. GSW has a small window with Steph on the tail end of his career.
Supposedly, GSW doesn't want to trade Green, but not sure I buy that.

bboyskinnylegs · Post #466 » by **bboyskinnylegs** » Fri Jan 2, 2026 10:18 pm

in my opinion, trading for AD only makes sense if it is used as a vehicle to dump salary under the guise of trying to win-now. If you re-sign him to the huge deal he and Rich Paul are seeking, aside from his injury risk, you'll be constrained from being able to address other glaring needs on our roster. If my some miracle an AD deal is possible where you're mainly giving up younger, but injured/ineffective players with 4 or 5 years left on their deals, yeah sign me up.

YoungG · Post #467 » by **YoungG** » Fri Jan 2, 2026 10:33 pm

Saw this presented, and I'm curious what everyone thinks? Could it be reworked to be better for the Raptors, or is it already a fair trade?

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iBall101 · Post #468 » by **iBall101** » Fri Jan 2, 2026 10:38 pm

YoungG wrote:Saw this presented, and I'm curious what everyone thinks? Could it be reworked to be better for the Raptors, or is it already a fair trade?

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I'd rather keep both IQ and Rj .
Lamelo is not a winner and also is injury prone. Hard Pass

YoungG · Post #469 » by **YoungG** » Fri Jan 2, 2026 10:45 pm

iBall101 wrote:
YoungG wrote:Saw this presented, and I'm curious what everyone thinks? Could it be reworked to be better for the Raptors, or is it already a fair trade?

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I'd rather keep both IQ and Rj .
Lamelo is not a winner and also is injury prone. Hard Pass

Firstly, My bad! I posted this is the wrong damn thread lol. I'm a hard pass on this as well, though. I'm mainly in favour of keeping RJ than IQ, but I don't think Lamelo is THE trade to be made if those two are out the door.

TGM · Post #470 » by **TGM** » Fri Jan 2, 2026 11:56 pm

iBall101 wrote:
YoungG wrote:Saw this presented, and I'm curious what everyone thinks? Could it be reworked to be better for the Raptors, or is it already a fair trade?

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I'd rather keep both IQ and Rj .
Lamelo is not a winner and also is injury prone. Hard Pass

You realize till this season Barnes has pretty much been playing on a losing team. Ingram was similar for a while as well. So are they also not winners?

If thats the deal. You take it and run.

Westside Gunn · Post #471 » by **Westside Gunn** » Sat Jan 3, 2026 12:01 am

Lamelo is talented and what i call a lifestyle baller. Meaning hes not in it to win it. Hes there to play the game have fun and go home in his bugatti to all dem farmer tools.

Its a decent gamble you can take for Quickley if available, but RJ and Quick is giving up a lot of production.

Tor_Raps · Post #472 » by **Tor_Raps** » Sat Jan 3, 2026 12:59 am

You can say whatever you want about Lamelo but even the unserious version of him is clearly the better player and younger than IQ by 2 years. Charlotte would be dumb to trade him for a much inferior player.

YogurtProducer · Post #473 » by **YogurtProducer** » Sat Jan 3, 2026 1:00 am

Tor_Raps wrote:You can say whatever you want about Lamelo but even the unserious version of him is clearly the better player and younger than IQ by 2 years. Charlotte would be dumb to trade him for a much inferior player.

Yeah you 100% take the chance on Lamelo and his natural talent if you are offered if

Clutch0z24 · Post #474 » by **Clutch0z24** » Sat Jan 3, 2026 1:24 am

The one thing that annoys me about all the people that advocate for playing the middle.....Any player that is on the market "Sucks and we should not trade for"....Ball, No he sucks and is stupid don't want, Morant he sucks and is no good, AD too old and sucks, Sabonis sucks and bad....

I mean these are the reality of trades and players that you are most likely trading for when you have the limited assets like we have accumulated over the years....If you want to compete these are the type of players, Flawed stars you are trading for...

You can't be cheering for team mid while also not wanting to trade anyone and continue to build on two timelines, The Young rebuild timeline + the win now timeline....You have to pick a lane because trying to do both will end up in a bad result....

Playing the middle....Chances of you trading for a legit first option franchise player is most likely not happening so you can not be that picky....

And thats even if we have assets these teams even like....Being rumoured to these players means NOTHING in actual trade talks because these teams might hate what we have to offer...

HumbleRen · Post #475 » by **HumbleRen** » Sat Jan 3, 2026 2:02 am

YoungG wrote:Saw this presented, and I'm curious what everyone thinks? Could it be reworked to be better for the Raptors, or is it already a fair trade?

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No brainer deal in my opinion.

djsunyc · Post #476 » by **djsunyc** » Sat Jan 3, 2026 2:53 am

how do you view this team/roster? do you view them as assets?

if so then AD will probably have more value than yak/iq in terms of trade value in the next 2 years.

WWSRD · Post #477 » by **WWSRD** » Sat Jan 3, 2026 2:56 am

I think Darko does wonders for LaMelo.

Get'er done Bobby. If anything, it'll be different.

Smalltown · Post #478 » by **Smalltown** » Sat Jan 3, 2026 4:09 am

HumbleRen wrote:
YoungG wrote:Saw this presented, and I'm curious what everyone thinks? Could it be reworked to be better for the Raptors, or is it already a fair trade?

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No brainer deal in my opinion.

100% a no-brainer deal. That's worth the swing. And Ball is still young enough and talented enough that someone else will take a chance if it doesn't work out in Toronto.

Vtop · Post #479 » by **Vtop** » Sat Jan 3, 2026 6:03 am

As someone who has dealt with serious ankle issues, I would be weary of Lamelos long term health prospects.

Tor_Raps · Post #480 » by **Tor_Raps** » Sat Jan 3, 2026 6:30 am

Vtop wrote:As someone who has dealt with serious ankle issues, I would be weary of Lamelos long term health prospects.

We traded for Ingram lol