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Re: Is AD even possible? 

Post#61 » by MalagaBulls » Thu Oct 15, 2020 3:41 pm

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Post#62 » by mtron32 » Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:52 pm

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thank goodness, now we can stop seeing these fantasies.
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Re: Is AD even possible? 

Post#63 » by Andi Obst » Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:54 pm

This changes nothing unless he signs a long-term deal, which I doubt. He was never going to leave this summer.
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Re: Is AD even possible? 

Post#64 » by erlim » Mon Oct 19, 2020 8:40 am

Probably far down the line when Lebron has retired


7-8 years?
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Re: Is AD even possible? 

Post#65 » by dougthonus » Mon Oct 19, 2020 2:21 pm

erlim wrote:Probably far down the line when Lebron has retired


7-8 years?


Anthony Davis is 27 now. He theoretically is going to opt out, sign a new deal with the Lakers in FA. If he does a 4 year deal, he'll be 31 next time he's a FA, maybe he throws a PO on there or something else to match the end of LeBron's deal and from a practical perspective is a FA at 30.

If you could grab him at 30, he might still be young enough where you haven't Dwyane Waded yourself. However, he's kind of an athletic freak, not the big fundamental like Tim Duncan, so I'd be a bit more concerned that he's not going to be a superstud if he loses some of that which is pretty common for big men.
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Post#66 » by Dieselbound&Down » Mon Oct 19, 2020 3:38 pm

It will be (kind of) interesting to see how AD ages. Really good big men traditionally have been able to stretch out their careers better than wings (KAJ, Parrish, Shaq even, Dirk, Duncan, etc.) because they didn't need explosiveness, they could add a better jump shot or post move and be able to control their touches and passing from the low block. AD completely breaks the mold.

Frankly the best way for him to extend his career would be to add a smooth set of post moves and find a way to get 10+ touches in the post (ish area) and show he can add 5-10 ppg from that skill set.
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Re: Is AD even possible? 

Post#67 » by TheStig » Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:09 pm

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erlim wrote:Probably far down the line when Lebron has retired


7-8 years?


Anthony Davis is 27 now. He theoretically is going to opt out, sign a new deal with the Lakers in FA. If he does a 4 year deal, he'll be 31 next time he's a FA, maybe he throws a PO on there or something else to match the end of LeBron's deal and from a practical perspective is a FA at 30.

If you could grab him at 30, he might still be young enough where you haven't Dwyane Waded yourself. However, he's kind of an athletic freak, not the big fundamental like Tim Duncan, so I'd be a bit more concerned that he's not going to be a superstud if he loses some of that which is pretty common for big men.

I think he does a 2 year deal. The cap is going down for the next year or two. He'll also be a 10 year vet at that point and eligible for a higher percentage. That's our chance if we are good.
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Re: Is AD even possible? 

Post#68 » by NZB2323 » Mon Oct 19, 2020 9:01 pm

AD is 27 and Lebron is 35. I think AD saw what going back to Cleveland and winning a championship did for him. I think if AD signs a 5 year deal with the Lakers then he could come to the Bulls after that.
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Post#69 » by ZOMG » Mon Oct 19, 2020 9:07 pm

AD has been reasonably healthy of late, so people forget that he used to be Mr Glass. If he in fact is still playing in the NBA at 35, it'll be a god damn miracle.
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Post#70 » by NZB2323 » Mon Oct 19, 2020 9:09 pm

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erlim wrote:Probably far down the line when Lebron has retired


7-8 years?


Anthony Davis is 27 now. He theoretically is going to opt out, sign a new deal with the Lakers in FA. If he does a 4 year deal, he'll be 31 next time he's a FA, maybe he throws a PO on there or something else to match the end of LeBron's deal and from a practical perspective is a FA at 30.

If you could grab him at 30, he might still be young enough where you haven't Dwyane Waded yourself. However, he's kind of an athletic freak, not the big fundamental like Tim Duncan, so I'd be a bit more concerned that he's not going to be a superstud if he loses some of that which is pretty common for big men.


KG won DPOTY, was on the all-NBA 1st team, and won a championship at age 31. We might be getting a 2008 KG who can shoot 3s. AD took 3 3s a game during the playoffs and shot over 38%.

Also, Lebron sleeps in a hyperbolic chamber, has a live in personal chef and a live in personal trainer, so AD might pick up some body longevity tips from Lebron.
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Re: Is AD even possible? 

Post#71 » by NZB2323 » Mon Oct 19, 2020 9:13 pm

ZOMG wrote:AD has been reasonably healthy of late, so people forget that he used to be Mr Glass. If he in fact is still playing in the NBA at 35, it'll be a god damn miracle.


He’s never missed a playoff game and the number of games he’s played in has been 64, 67, 67, 61, 75, 75, and then 56 the year he demanded a trade and 62 in this shortened season.

It’s also always been minor injuries with him.
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Re: Is AD even possible? 

Post#72 » by TheStig » Mon Oct 19, 2020 9:31 pm

NZB2323 wrote:AD is 27 and Lebron is 35. I think AD saw what going back to Cleveland and winning a championship did for him. I think if AD signs a 5 year deal with the Lakers then he could come to the Bulls after that.

Yeah, no thanks. I don't want a 33-37 year old AD. He's gonna be more broken down than a used Kia.
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Re: Is AD even possible? 

Post#73 » by TheStig » Mon Oct 19, 2020 11:30 pm

NZB2323 wrote:
ZOMG wrote:AD has been reasonably healthy of late, so people forget that he used to be Mr Glass. If he in fact is still playing in the NBA at 35, it'll be a god damn miracle.


He’s never missed a playoff game and the number of games he’s played in has been 64, 67, 67, 61, 75, 75, and then 56 the year he demanded a trade and 62 in this shortened season.

It’s also always been minor injuries with him.

Do you think that history will improve with age? Particularly after 5 long seasons with deep playoff runs?
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Post#74 » by NZB2323 » Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:25 am

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ZOMG wrote:AD has been reasonably healthy of late, so people forget that he used to be Mr Glass. If he in fact is still playing in the NBA at 35, it'll be a god damn miracle.


He’s never missed a playoff game and the number of games he’s played in has been 64, 67, 67, 61, 75, 75, and then 56 the year he demanded a trade and 62 in this shortened season.

It’s also always been minor injuries with him.

Do you think that history will improve with age? Particularly after 5 long seasons with deep playoff runs?


It doesn't have to improve. Here are some numbers:

Average games played per season since 2013(when AD joined the league)

AD: 66
Lebron: 72
Jimmy Butler: 67
Kawhi: 58
Durant: 57
Westbrook: 71

Curry played in 26 games in 2012 and 5 games in 2020. Do you not want him either?
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Post#75 » by TheStig » Tue Oct 20, 2020 3:10 am

NZB2323 wrote:
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He’s never missed a playoff game and the number of games he’s played in has been 64, 67, 67, 61, 75, 75, and then 56 the year he demanded a trade and 62 in this shortened season.

It’s also always been minor injuries with him.

Do you think that history will improve with age? Particularly after 5 long seasons with deep playoff runs?


It doesn't have to improve. Here are some numbers:

Average games played per season since 2013(when AD joined the league)

AD: 66
Lebron: 72
Jimmy Butler: 67
Kawhi: 58
Durant: 57
Westbrook: 71

Curry played in 26 games in 2012 and 5 games in 2020. Do you not want him either?

Outside of Bron, none of these guys are in their mid 30's and on a max deal. If he's having these issues in his early 20's, do you expect them to improve in his mid 30's?
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Re: Is AD even possible? 

Post#76 » by NZB2323 » Tue Oct 20, 2020 4:50 am

TheStig wrote:
NZB2323 wrote:
TheStig wrote:Do you think that history will improve with age? Particularly after 5 long seasons with deep playoff runs?


It doesn't have to improve. Here are some numbers:

Average games played per season since 2013(when AD joined the league)

AD: 66
Lebron: 72
Jimmy Butler: 67
Kawhi: 58
Durant: 57
Westbrook: 71

Curry played in 26 games in 2012 and 5 games in 2020. Do you not want him either?

Outside of Bron, none of these guys are in their mid 30's and on a max deal. If he's having these issues in his early 20's, do you expect them to improve in his mid 30's?


He doesn’t have to improve. If he plays 66 games a year for us that’s fine.
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Re: Is AD even possible? 

Post#77 » by TheStig » Tue Oct 20, 2020 5:01 am

NZB2323 wrote:
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NZB2323 wrote:
It doesn't have to improve. Here are some numbers:

Average games played per season since 2013(when AD joined the league)

AD: 66
Lebron: 72
Jimmy Butler: 67
Kawhi: 58
Durant: 57
Westbrook: 71

Curry played in 26 games in 2012 and 5 games in 2020. Do you not want him either?

Outside of Bron, none of these guys are in their mid 30's and on a max deal. If he's having these issues in his early 20's, do you expect them to improve in his mid 30's?


He doesn’t have to improve. If he plays 66 games a year for us that’s fine.

Players are more likely to become injured as they age. They don't stay the same. He's going to have a lot of load put on him over the next 5 seasons and playoff runs. I'll take a pass on AD 33-37. No need to max him out on his decline.

If he wants to come here in 2 year, that's a different story. There is some risk vs reward presuming we're good.
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Re: Is AD even possible? 

Post#78 » by MalagaBulls » Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:23 pm

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Post#79 » by thedarkstark » Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:09 pm

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jkudia wrote:I haven’t followed this idea. Any chance at all he opts out to come home?


I saw a quote where he said he plans on winning 10 titles with LeBron, so no I don't think this happens, unless we happen to sign LeBron as well. OK, joke aside, he's going to re-sign in L.A. in the hopes of collecting a fistful of rings.


Oh god, it never dawn on me the possibility of LBJ possibly playing till his mid 40s. Basketball is already on my periphery of sports viewership but if LBJ is even considered playing till his mid 40s, NBA will drop below soccer, WNBA, Rugby, and Australian Rules Football in terms of my interests.

There mere idea of LBJ playing another 10 years is annoying, so I hope that does not become a reality. But man AD is delusional if he thinks he is going to win 10 titles with LBJ.

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Post#80 » by drosestruts » Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:22 pm

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I think something like this is probably what's going on. Davis will sign a contract that maintains flexibility for him so he can:

1. See who they'll be able to bring in to LA to create a team worthy of signing long-term there.
2. Have the flexibility to go somewhere else to compete


The Bulls only shot at Davis is option 2, problem there is no one's looking at our current roster and finding it to be an AD away from competing. So the Bulls would have some serious work to do on that front. Otherwise, he's probably looking at Dallas or Miami or something similar.

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