Anthony Davis Trade Thread Shimmies to #8

[prov1ml]

Rich Dickwad Paul will ask for the trade kicker if it's to Boston. Waive it if it's to Lakers.

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Ainge could really test Paul's true allegiance in that area by striking some deal with him and Mook if he were to get AD to waive it....

[FlatearthZorro]

I don't trust Rich Paul with this at all, he seems hell-bent on sending his client to Lakers.


I feel what will happen if celtics make this trade is Paul will use any minor injury to justify sitting Davis out, and Davis will become a free agent and dip.

And Kyrie might ask for a player option after year 1, knowing AD isn't guaranteed

Yea, it is conspiracy theory, but taking everything into account, wouldn't shock me 1 bit.

[chrisab123]

Still waiting for bulpett wet blanket

[Darth Celtic]

Ingram, Ball, and 4 or
Brown, Smart, 14, and 20? Hell, substitute 20 for the Memphis pick just to make sure it isn't close.

Brown, Smart, Yabs, Timelord 14, griz pick, our pick in 2022 top 3 protected.

[zoyathedestroya]

If AD is traded to the Celtics, Danny will almost certainly re-sign both Morris and Rozier, most likely as trade ballast later in the season for a yet unnamed star. It could be Conley or Holiday (if Pels change their mind) or Beal. Just depends what assets we'll have left.

But we gotta go ALL-IN on Davis in terms of constructing a championship team.

[Andrew McCeltic]

Lonzo, Ingram who has blood clot issue which could end his careers and the #4 pick in a 3-player draft?

Why would Griffin go for that?

Because Jaylen and Smart aren’t significantly better.

Come on, you can't really believe that? Lonzo has proven zero. The #4 pick in what is thought of as a 3 player draft. And Ingram could be done, or at least limited (which I hope doesn't happen). Smart, first team all NBA defense. Brown and Tatum, have already been to the ECF. I know people like to be contrarian, but bring something better than that.

Brown is a surer thing than Lonzo or Ingram, much higher floor, comparable ceiling - Ingram still has a lot to figure out even if he’s medically ok, Lonzo may never learn to shoot or finish at the rim, and then he’s basically a taller Ricky Rubio..

[MagicBagley18]

4th pick and lonzo are going somewhere else not to pelicans

[WeLikeOurGuys]

Still waiting for bulpett wet blanket

I also have been waiting for it and it hasn’t happened.

The longer Bulpett doesn’t tweet anything the more realistic its looking.

[MaxwellSmart]

That was something else. I can't even for the life of me remember what it was that guy "broke". Maybe I'll see if my PM's go back 13 years. I made him send me proof of his source before I let him post. Then he just started making stuff up.

Those were also the days, in another direction.

KG trade he claimed he knew the cousin of "Ryen Gomes" or something like that.

Naw. KG trade was first ddb (told me in private) and the Kingsly broke it on the site. But you got the Gomes part right from his side of the story anyways. He did send me a pic of him and Gomes. But players take pics with fans all the time so who knows.

Sure, but CelticThug had it on draft night I believe---trade was delayed.

[prov1ml]

I have to wonder if we are just waiting for Kyrie to make a decision before we include Tatum. If he Ainge tells him we have AD in the bag but its gonna cost Tatum and he's willing to do it if he resigns and we are waiting on Kyrie to give the green light.

[MaxwellSmart]

If AD is traded to the Celtics, Danny will almost certainly re-sign both Morris and Rozier, most likely as trade ballast later in the season for a yet unnamed star. It could be Conley or Holiday (if Pels change their mind) or Beal. Just depends what assets we'll have left.

But we gotta go ALL-IN on Davis in terms of constructing a championship team.

Don't forget Morris' brother.

[Disinformation]

4th pick and lonzo are going somewhere else not to pelicans

Does Phoenix have anything the Pelicans would like that they could use to get Ball and the 4th pick? That seems like a package that would appeal to the Suns.

[Andrew McCeltic]

Not sure how the bonus works, it’s paid by NOP but counts as outgoing money in salary matching? Would mean we’d need to get to, I think, 24, 25 million, to match 31 million?

So you’re talking maybe Williams and/or Ojeleye and one or more picks in this year’s draft..

[canman1971]

Like many have mentioned, NO would need to get it done before the draft so they can actually see players available in person, as I'm sure they have reports. But, the Finals are still going on. So, if Toronto should win tomorrow, I feel Friday would be the earliest we would here something. That being said, this might all be clickbait crap.

[MagicBagley18]

4th pick and lonzo are going somewhere else not to pelicans

Does Phoenix have anything the Pelicans would like that they could use to get Ball and the 4th pick? That seems like a package that would appeal to the Suns.

Good question idk...you would assume the pels wouldn’t want just the 6th pick.

[SmartWentCrazy]

KG trade he claimed he knew the cousin of "Ryen Gomes" or something like that.

Naw. KG trade was first ddb (told me in private) and the Kingsly broke it on the site. But you got the Gomes part right from his side of the story anyways. He did send me a pic of him and Gomes. But players take pics with fans all the time so who knows.

Sure, but CelticThug had it on draft night I believe---trade was delayed.

Naw, that was DDB. **** Celtic Thug said we were getting Rashard Lewis cuz he worked out with Gerald Green.

[zoyathedestroya]

4th pick and lonzo are going somewhere else not to pelicans

Does Phoenix have anything the Pelicans would like that they could use to get Ball and the 4th pick? That seems like a package that would appeal to the Suns.

I imagine Booker and Ayton are untouchable. Jackson has little appeal. Bridges isn't enough either.

[Celtic Esquire]

KG trade he claimed he knew the cousin of "Ryen Gomes" or something like that.

I still have an email string saved with Celtic Thug. He loved his "Ryens."

Your right sorry about that. I've just be hit with over 100 emails tonight. It seem like there more people that read realgm.com then post. Seem like a lot of people like my stuff. However if you didn't post on realgm and don't have a screen name then your not going to get an email from me.

Hey I notice someone talking about Ryen Russello on realgm and how he was talking about the KG trade thing. Wasn't I the one that said if the Cs trade Conley Jr. then a trade was in play? I was talking about the Atlanta deal at the time. However I did mention how if the Cs was to make a deal with Minn for KG, Conley Jr. at 5 would be their pick. See yet another media member saying what I've been telling you guys along the way. But it cool because Ryen and I are friend and were email buddies. We go way back to the diehard days on 1510 the zone.

[MagicBagley18]

Anyone who thinks the hang up in this deal is Kyle kuzma just stop

[Disinformation]

4th pick and lonzo are going somewhere else not to pelicans

Does Phoenix have anything the Pelicans would like that they could use to get Ball and the 4th pick? That seems like a package that would appeal to the Suns.

I imagine Booker and Ayton are untouchable. Jackson has little appeal. Bridges isn't enough either.

Yeah, I just looked at their roster and that's the same conclusion I drew.