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The Lakers trade for Anthony Davis..

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  • BankwalkerBankwalker Posts: 5,348 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    Witth the trade haul, Nola shoukd have enough collateral to move up to 2 or 3, or they could stand pat to build more depth over the next 2 years.   Great trade for NOLA.  
  • WCDawgWCDawg Posts: 17,293 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Bank. It makes sense for The Lakers too. They should be able to add good pieces via free agency. They are able to attract players The Hawks don't even get a look from.

  • MeR3htidMeR3htid Posts: 2,525 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    I think the Lakers r considering Kemba Walker as that 3rd star to pair with James and Davis. Man if Kwahi does go to the Clippers along with say Jimmy Butler and the Clippers would have the second best odds to win the Championship and the NBAs theme next season is gonna b about the battle for L.A. Starring old rivals LeBron James and Kwahi Leonard. 
  • WCDawgWCDawg Posts: 17,293 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    edited June 2019

    MeR3htid. Kuzma is a heck of a player. Right now it looks like LJ, Davis, Kuzma and maybe Rondo being starters this coming season. Walker would take Rondo's job. That would leave Lebron, Davis and Walker as the core. It seems like an odd dynamic but the talent level is very high.

  • judasdurantjudasdurant Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    edited June 2019
    The lakers have another max slot to fill. Look for it to be either kemba, Kyrie, or Butler. 

    Kemba would leave a supermax on the table and Kyrie to Brooklyn seems like a done deal, we will see how it plays out
  • YaleDawgYaleDawg Posts: 7,303 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    I think Kyrie couldn't handle the blow to his ego if he went crawling back to Lebron
  • WCDawgWCDawg Posts: 17,293 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Kyrie wants to be the top guy, he'd be #3 on The Lakers....Bubye.

    Walker is a 27 pt a game guy, would he be willing to step back like Wade did in Miami ?

    Butler is interesting. He is a complete player who might be more willing and able to accept a support role.

  • mantis_toboggan69mantis_toboggan69 Posts: 264 ✭✭✭✭ Senior
    Butler doesn’t seem like the kind of guy to accept a support role 
  • WCDawgWCDawg Posts: 17,293 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    edited June 2019

    Butler played a support role this past season in Philly. I didn't follow close enough to know how he dealt with it. Unless it affects the games I don't much care what players think.

  • PTDawgPTDawg Posts: 2,169 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    Often times in the NBA the team who gets the best player is automatically who won the deal due to the league being so star driven. However, I will say this is quite a haul for NO given that they had almost no leverage.  I think some of those pics get traded. I read the 3rd #1 from LA is unprotected but isn't until 2024?  That's a little crazy to me.
  • mantis_toboggan69mantis_toboggan69 Posts: 264 ✭✭✭✭ Senior
    I’d say Embiid was the 1, Butler the 2, and the rest were playing support roles. Usage rates supports this especially in the playoffs.

    Anyways, Butler has forced his way out of 2 franchises and is almost surely leaving a good situation in philly. Don’t think he’d ultimately accept a Bosh or Love role. 

    I think Kemba’s the best option and his 25.8 ppg this year is an outlier from the rest of his career. Plus, he just seems more friendly that Irving and Butler.
  • WCDawgWCDawg Posts: 17,293 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    mantis. Butler is reportedly opting t test the free agent market. That doesn't mean he won't re-sign with Philly though. Philly can give him 188 million over 5 years. Nobody else can offer more than 143 million over 4 years. Where would he have a better situation than with The Sixers ?

  • mantis_toboggan69mantis_toboggan69 Posts: 264 ✭✭✭✭ Senior
    I agree it’s his best situation. I just think he’s leaving.
  • WCDawgWCDawg Posts: 17,293 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Where might he go ?

  • MODawgMODawg Posts: 479 ✭✭✭✭ Senior
    @mantis_toboggan69 Kemba has been on some bad teams. Ready to do anything to win
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