On SC (less than an hour ago), he was speaking more definitively. He probably learned harder details after that article was done and being posted.
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It's happening, Anthony Davis traded to the LA Lakers
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On SC (less than an hour ago), he was speaking more definitively. He probably learned harder details after that article was done and being posted.
Never bet against woj. As mentioned it's supposedly important to the pels that #4 plays in summer league so they'll need it done beforehand.
He's been wrong before but I wouldn't bet against him tbh lol. Like how he said Bron was going to be at the meeting with the Sixers. Or how apparently Celtics were undeterred and wanted AD yet now we are getting reports Celtics didn't want to trade Jaylen or Tatum (funny how he didn't bring it up then).
Lakers will probably try and dump Wagner and Bonga to free up an extra couple million. If this does go down on the 6th AD waiving his trade kicker will be key.
Woj says he isn't waiving it, but I guess he could change his mind in the next few weeks
It's a good trade for them. Depends on how Ball and Ingram pan out.
It's a very good haul, especially considering how the Lakers were seemingly bidding against themselves.
It's about as good a haul as anyone has gotten for a superstar in recent memory (other than Celtics/Nets), but a lot of the real value won't be known for years due to the amount of picks and the development of Ball and Ingram.
Its not remotely the same. They traded for a washed Steve Nash and end of prime Dwight Howard. None of them were even close to what a 26 year old AD is. At best Lakers let loose a bunch of non shooting young players that have a lot of work they need to do their games.
The Pelicans could easily be better down the line but they have a lot of question marks right now while the Lakers got two of the most efficient players in history and cap space.
I agree that AD is better, but Dwight was 26 when he was traded to the Lakers. Not "end of his prime". lol
Last year in LA/first year in Houston turned out to be the end of his prime, we just didn't know it at the time
Turned out to be, yeah. But when they traded for him he was viewed really, really highly. And that's all we can really compare right now because we don't know how the AD Lakers will work out. So it'd be unfair to compare something we know the results of (the Dwight trade) with something we're guessing.
Well DH was always extremely overrated to me and that was the last time he could even pretend to be All Star level. And I think he went down not too long after so yeah that was the end of his prime.
AD just by virtue of having a competent offensive game is twice as good as Dwight was then and still has upside.
We don't know if it will work out but there are stark differences. AD is a complete player where Dwight was limited on offense, had immaturity issues, and tons of off the court drama/issues.
AD seems like a good dude with none of those issues.
Eh, their last years in Orlando and NOLA respectively were both pretty crazy with off the court drama.
But I agree that AD is a better player. I do think Dwight deserves more credit than he gets, as I think he was just a victim of the league changing rapidly through his career and kind of forcing him out. His Orlando years he was one of the best players in the league.
Dwight was excellent on D but never developed as an offensive player.
He was better than I think he's remembered as being. Not amazing, but he could get his. It certainly wasn't enough of a weakness to hold him back. He just wasn't a stretch guy, and in the middle of his career it became a stretch league.
I'm just saying it's possible. The word has been out for a while that Kyrie and AD are good friends and want to play together. We will see what happens.
If they had max space maybe. As of right now they won't. But as you say, we'll see.
Kyrie failing at being a leader so badly he'd join a team as the 3rd best player would be pretty funny to me
Also what if Bron turns AD into Kevin Love with a worse 3 pt shot
Maybe if they agree fund research into the flat earth theory, Kyrie signs?
AD OVERRATTED, his always hurt his only played more than 70 games a season two out of 7 timess, hence why his still not the best player in the league too many injuries every season and couldnt do much in playoffs.
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Lol no not at all. Kawhi almost certainly has autism or Aspergers. Marvin Harrison is a quiet, stone cold psychopath.
Possibly. That 2017 Cavs team was pretty damn good on offense though. I think they swept the Raptors. It might've been 2016 *can't remember*.
I jokingly brought this up with my friends.
He definitely has the, "I'll let my play do the talking" thing going for him.
I meant more in the sense that he ends up killing someone when his career finishes
Marvin Harrison is an upstanding citizen I have no idea what you are talking about.
Do not slander our receivers friend, thanks.
*Continues willful ignorance*
