Lakers get Davis

[Chuck]

Lonzo, Ingram, Hart and three first rounders including this year’s number 4. Sounds good for NO if they were losing Davis anyway.

 

[uconnbaseball]

They'll need another max free agent (Butler?) to hang with Houston and Denver. Good job hanging onto Kuz though.

 

[ihatepants]

Kemba would be a great fit with LeBron, imo.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Kemba would be a great fit with LeBron, imo.

Going to be hard to turn down the chance to compete for a title no matter how much he likes Charlotte.

 

[Rocktheworld]

CAN’T WAIT FOR SKIP AND SHANNOOOONNN

WE FIRMLY IN THE CATBIRD SEAT NAOOOOOO ORDER THE CASES

Shay called it yesterday, noted that the Lakers were like second-favorite coming out of the East next year, figured Vegas knew something

 

[the Q]

Now the light return makes sense

 

[husky429]

Who do the celtics go after now? Assuming kyrie leaves

Capela?
D Lo?

 

[Adios]

Report: LaVar Ball visibly upset after learning son was traded to Pelicans

LaVar Ball did not have the best reaction upon learning his son had been traded to the New Orleans Pelicans, according to one observer. Los Angeles-area

larrybrownsports.com

Can't forget LaVar.

 

[Mano]

Do it Kemba, do it!

 

[auror]

Now the light return makes sense

AD's agent also undercut the team's leverage at all turns. Celtics didn't include Tatum at least in part because Rich Paul "warned off the Celtics". "They can trade for him, but it’ll be for one year," Paul told Sports Illustrated.

Raptors could give up DeRozan on his big contract for a 1-year rental when their timeline is now or blow it up, but Celtics with their longer timeline and rookie scale contracts should certainly not.

 

[Walker11]

NO is going to be fun to watch. I'm not saying they will be good, but Ball and Zion will live on House of Highlights. They may have the best defensive backcourt in the league. The frontcourt looks a mess defensively and they have a lack of shooting - I am not sure how well Randle and Zion complement each other. Either way, they project as a fun league pass team and have many more moves to make.

 

[the Q]

NO is going to be fun to watch. I'm not saying they will be good, but Ball and Zion will live on House of Highlights. They may have the best defensive backcourt in the league. The frontcourt looks a mess defensively and they have a lack of shooting - I am not sure how well Randle and Zion complement each other. Either way, they project as a fun league pass team and have many more moves to make.

Randle probably opting out with all this cap space available.

I’m curios if they keep Holliday now. Plenty of teams will be interested.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Raptors could give up DeRozan on his big contract for a 1-year rental when their timeline is now or blow it up, but Celtics with their longer timeline and rookie scale contracts should certainly not.

Well that’s the tertiary story happening here. What exactly is going on in Boston now that Kyrie is leaving and their best players are Tatum and Hayward, with no lottery picks coming? This is the rebuild that’s been going on for 6+ years? Even if Kawhi leaves Toronto you’re at best projected as fourth in the conference

 

[navery12]

Lakers better hope he stays otherwise they're gonna get killed. Gave up a ton

 

[Rocktheworld]

Lakers better hope he stays otherwise they're gonna get killed. Gave up a ton

Have you payed an iota of attention to AD? This has been in the works for a year. AD wants to be in LA with LeBron

 

[methodology]

Lol all the celtics fans who claimed no way the Lakers could beat their pursuit of Davis and said the reports he wanted to be in LA and wanted nothing to do with boston were untrue

 

[Walker11]

Randle probably opting out with all this cap space available.

I’m curios if they keep Holliday now. Plenty of teams will be interested.

You are right. Randle will definitely opt out. They should keep Holliday. If they remain healthy, they aren't bad enough to correctly tank, even without Jrue.

 

[the Q]

Well that’s the tertiary story happening here. What exactly is going on in Boston now that Kyrie is leaving and their best players are Tatum and Hayward, with no lottery picks coming? This is the rebuild that’s been going on for 6+ years? Even if Kawhi leaves Toronto you’re at best projected as fourth in the conference

Litterally have one lottery pick this week and one probable one with Memphis next year or the year after.

 

[the Q]

Lol all the celtics fans who claimed no way the Lakers could beat their pursuit of Davis and said the reports he wanted to be in LA and wanted nothing to do with boston were untrue

Only way the lakers could was if Tatum wasn’t on the table. Frankly I still think the celts could’ve beat that offer. Ingram is massively overrated.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

I would have kept Ball over Kuzma, but I like Kuzma.

 

[navery12]

Have you payed an iota of attention to AD? This has been in the works for a year. AD wants to be in LA with LeBron

Yeah obviously there's like a 99% chance he stays and there's a reason the Lakers did it. But I hope it blows up in their face

 

[superjohn]

Can't believe anyone would be questioning this for the Lakers, it's an absolute no-brainer and Lebron will have another all-star team. Celtics looked like they were in the process of creating a multi championship future but Ainge has played everything about as poorly as it could possibly be played.

 

[Walker11]

Well that’s the tertiary story happening here. What exactly is going on in Boston now that Kyrie is leaving and their best players are Tatum and Hayward, with no lottery picks coming? This is the rebuild that’s been going on for 6+ years? Even if Kawhi leaves Toronto you’re at best projected as fourth in the conference

Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. They will probably sign a competent mid tier PG and finish as a 5/6 seed. Develop Brown and Tatum and hope to get a great Grizz pick.

 

[the Q]

I would have kept Ball over Kuzma, but I like Kuzma.

If they kept ball then NO should’ve fired griffin today.

 

[the Q]

Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. They will probably sign a competent mid tier PG and finish as a 5/6 seed. Develop Brown and Tatum and hope to get a great Grizz pick.

I don’t think they have a alpha top guy on a title team there. Better hope it comes from the Memphis pick.

I badly want ainge to get bol and okeke in this draft.