Could this be true?

[saloonyk8]

I'm telling y'all, we present the best opportunity for Durant and Davis to team up and contend for the next 5 years. Lakers are trash and would lose assets trading for Davis. Same thing for the Celtics. The Knicks are a worse destination for Durant than we are. The Clippers have cap space and little else. We've got enough money to give Durant and Davis max deals and still retain the rest of our players. In two years we could look like:

Young/Vet
Huerter/Lotto pick/Bembry
Durant/Prince or lotto pick
Collins/Spellman
Davis/Dedmon or Len (or both)

That's a better team than any other potential suitor could propose.

So in this scenario you acquire Anthony Davis for some Chik fil A nuggets?

[jayu70]

I'm telling y'all, we present the best opportunity for Durant and Davis to team up and contend for the next 5 years. Lakers are trash and would lose assets trading for Davis. Same thing for the Celtics. The Knicks are a worse destination for Durant than we are. The Clippers have cap space and little else. We've got enough money to give Durant and Davis max deals and still retain the rest of our players. In two years we could look like:

Young/Vet
Huerter/Lotto pick/Bembry
Durant/Prince or lotto pick
Collins/Spellman
Davis/Dedmon or Len (or both)

That's a better team than any other potential suitor could propose.

So in this scenario you acquire Anthony Davis for some Chik fil A nuggets?

I think this suggests, AD as a FA in 2020, not via trade.

[saloonyk8]

I'm telling y'all, we present the best opportunity for Durant and Davis to team up and contend for the next 5 years. Lakers are trash and would lose assets trading for Davis. Same thing for the Celtics. The Knicks are a worse destination for Durant than we are. The Clippers have cap space and little else. We've got enough money to give Durant and Davis max deals and still retain the rest of our players. In two years we could look like:

Young/Vet
Huerter/Lotto pick/Bembry
Durant/Prince or lotto pick
Collins/Spellman
Davis/Dedmon or Len (or both)

That's a better team than any other potential suitor could propose.

So in this scenario you acquire Anthony Davis for some Chik fil A nuggets?

I think this suggests, AD as a FA in 2020, not via trade.

Its impossible to think Durant would want to sign in Atlanta as a free agent with the hope that Davis doesn't get traded to a team he will commit to staying at and then choose to come play with Durant after another wasted year for both players.

[saloonyk8]

Best case, I think we can try to sign Davis in another year if picks pan out and the talent seems legit AND if he hates the situation where he is traded to AND if the Lakers don't sign people to one year deals....that's a lot of IFs but might be more of a chance then getting Durant

[Nathan2331]

So in this scenario you acquire Anthony Davis for some Chik fil A nuggets?

I think this suggests, AD as a FA in 2020, not via trade.

Its impossible to think Durant would want to sign in Atlanta as a free agent with the hope that Davis doesn't get traded to a team he will commit to staying at and then choose to come play with Durant after another wasted year for both players.

These things can be arranged ahead of time. And even if you don't believe that, realistically we are as good of a destination as the Knicks, Clippers, Boston or the Lakers due to the abundant amount of cap space we'll have in 2020. The Knicks and Clippers have a worse roster than us. Boston can only surround Davis with Kyrie, Horford and a diminished Hayward. The Lakers are a mess and LeBron is only getting older. There's no guarantees they can get a third big name to join. We've got Trae and Collins who look like future all stars at minimum for the next 10 years. Kevin has looked good in his own right and we've still got a few nice pieces in Bembry, Prince and Dedmon that any contender could use. Follow that up with two lotto picks and a GM who's proven he's got an eye or talent. You add Durant and Davis to that and who can beat that team?

Pretty sure it's us the Knicks or the Clippers who can pair these guys together. I think it's fair to say we've got the best pieces to surround them. It's all about selling that vision to them, which it seems like Schlenk is now pushing to do.

[saloonyk8]

I think this suggests, AD as a FA in 2020, not via trade.

Its impossible to think Durant would want to sign in Atlanta as a free agent with the hope that Davis doesn't get traded to a team he will commit to staying at and then choose to come play with Durant after another wasted year for both players.

These things can be arranged ahead of time. And even if you don't believe that, realistically we are as good of a destination as the Knicks, Clippers, Boston or the Lakers due to the abundant amount of cap space we'll have in 2020. The Knicks and Clippers have a worse roster than us. Boston can only surround Davis with Kyrie, Horford and a diminished Hayward. The Lakers are a mess and LeBron is only getting older. There's no guarantees they can get a third big name to join. We've got Trae and Collins who look like future all stars at minimum for the next 10 years. Kevin has looked good in his own right and we've still got a few nice pieces in Bembry, Prince and Dedmon that any contender could use. Follow that up with two lotto picks and a GM who's proven he's got an eye or talent. You add Durant and Davis to that and who can beat that team?

Pretty sure it's us the Knicks or the Clippers who can pair these guys together. I think it's fair to say we've got the best pieces to surround them. It's all about selling that vision to them, which it seems like Schlenk is now pushing to do.

Reality is so different. Philly seemed like a great basketball fit for Lebron last off-season, same for Paul George, people do what they do. I think it's super unrealistic to think Durant will come to Atlanta. Most of these vets are 30 or more years old and not looking for any rebuilding. Just look at the disaster in LA, Ingram/Kuzma/Ball were happy collecting checks but now that pressure is on the Lakers completely collapsed.

[personanongrata]

Dallas will pursue Nikola Vučević this off season. They already asked Orlando what they wanted for him before then trade deadline.

I've seen Trae buddying up with Vucevic after a game. I mean it's alot of FAs this summer, and it' could be more wild as the trade deadline.

I think the draft has some blockbuster moments waiting for us.

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Cuban building a Euro juggernaut. I like it, it's Spursesque.

[saloonyk8]

Is Davis close with KD or Klay? Like the way LeBron and Davis are BFF? I need some rumors here