sidsid wrote:brownbobcat wrote:hankscorpioLA wrote:
I don't see us having the kind of offer that would entice them to make a deal.
IMHO there is virtually no chance that they do a deal before the off-season because adding the Celtics into the mix automatically boosts the expected return.
This is a franchise-defining moment for them, similar to the Melo in Denver situation. I'd hold out for Boston no matter how awkward it gets and no matter how much it appears AD doesn't want to go there. But that's easier said than done and they have a terrible GM.
That remains a high stake gamble, because Hank is wrong about the offers being automatically better this offseason.
Every team that isn't the Lakers or the Celtics is far more motivated to get AD now, where you get to have him for two years, or flip him this offseason to recoup some value. I mean, I'd be ready to make a Nets like offer just because of that extra year. Something I wouldn't do this offseason.
If you wait for the offseason, you're banking on
only the Celtics and Lakers outbidding themselves. And by that point there may be enough collusion happening that the offers don't materialize and you're left with a poo-poo platter.
I suppose that is also possible.
In terms of waiting till the off-season, I don't think you can discount the fact that the one team in the NBA best positioned to make a move for Davis is the one team that can't do it right now.
And it does seem like this was calculated to get the Lakers to put their best deal on the table now.
So I should amend my previous statement to say that if the Lakers are willing to empty the cupboard it happens. I am not sure about any other destinations
