Now that he has also his favourite gm on the other side of the phone seems like LeDone will get what he wants in the end. Thinking about this it almost look made up, Lakers somehow get a top pick, NOLA hires ex Lebron gm, Irving is about to leave Boston which also helps the Lakers...
http://tradenba.com/trades/rJYe5i2CN I figured it out... this is how we complete a Davis trade Rockets lineup: Deandre/ Holmes Tucker/ Moritz Wagner Kuzma/Josh Jackson/House Harden/Gordon Cp3/ Austin Rivers The only way it would let me do this trade was to add McGee Bc lakers have to clear 2M but they could very well renounce his rights as well. Free agency we can use MLE on Rivers, match any offer to House or possibly go after Terrence Ross.
I'm going to laugh if the Pelicans get the 3rd pick from NY and draft RJ Barrett. Recreate that Duke team in the NBA.
Daniels] The New York Knicks are reportedly hesitant to trade "significant assets" as part of a potential blockbuster deal for New Orleans Pelicans superstar forward Anthony Davis.
So with this Durant injury, wouldn't it make sense for the Pelicans to trade Davis for Durant plus some asset? They wouldn't do so great this year so they get another high draft pick to go along with Durant and Zion. 2020 -2021 will be brilliant. Plus GSW would be really good with Davis next year
Well, that is a good point which I didn't think about. He rests for the year and perhaps sees the potential of the following year with some young stars. Can lead the team and fix his legacy...
I would have been curious to watch a Kentucky lineup of. DeAaron Fox/John Wall Eric Bledsoe Patterson/DariusMiller Davis/Randle Cousins
If the Knicks are hesitant to give up significant assets for Anthony Davis (!!!), they must be confident they can get two superstars. Could they trade out enough salary to match Davis' $27M and not damage their cap room? Looks like they can get somewhat close with Lance Thomas ($7.6M), Ntilikina ($4.8M), Dennis Smith Jr. ($4.6M), Kevin Knox ($4.4M) and Mitchell Robinson ($1.6M). If they can land AD while still being able to sign two others, I pull the trigger. But the Knicks have a lot of good young assets with the #3 pick and the Mavs first rounder. They may feel this is the best way to add good role players around two stars. But AD, man... much, much, MUCH rather have AD than Kyrie.
Personally i don't see how they get AD for that package, Robinson and Ntilinika are looking like guys who can become great role players, Knox has more potential, but he was pretty bad last season, probably the worst player drafted in top 10, Smith i don't know, just doesn't look like a player to build around to me, gives me Teague/Bledose kind of vibes...i don't really know, if i'm Griffin i ask for the Mavs pick and the 3 in this draft as the main pieces, than one or two between Robinson, Smith, Ntilikina and Knox. But would you do that if you're the Knicks even if you have no guarantee that another top player is coming? That's a lot to trade for Davis expiring imo, i mean, he's a great player but...i don't know if he's worth that overall.
If the Knicks can trade for Davis, and Davis is cool with being on the Knicks, they had better pull that trigger. They don't need a repeat of their big 2010 free agency where all they got was a breaking-down Amare Stoudemire. Nothing is guaranteed in free agency--for any team, let alone the Knicks.
The Knicks own the 2021 unprotected and 2023 1-10 protected (1010 in 24, 25 as well, then a second rounder) Dallas first rounders. Those are nice, but not amazing, imo The #3 pick is a nice get for sure. But on the whole, I'm perhaps taking the "leak" as more of a this is all we have, we're offering it to you, take it or leave it kind of leak. They certainly don't have what Griffin says he wanted - all-star type player, young player with all-star potential and draft assets.
@Clutch See I think this is all just gamesmanship. NYK would of course offer up Kevin Knox and the #3 pick for AD - I think. He wants to go/stay there. He's a superstar now. They still have cap space to sign another max guy at least. But their assets kind of suck. So there is stuff being leaked both ways.
