Trade: [NO/LA] Anthony Davis for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, and three 1st round picks

[Terry Yake]

woj is crying right now

 

[Avs_19]

Okay, Pelinka. Well done.

Klutch coming through for the Lakers once again as well. I'm not sure if it's worth $4M but AD getting a role in Space Jam and LeBron giving him #23 helps.

 

[hockeykicker]

wizards also apparently getting draft picks in trade as well

 

[Voight]

Okay, Pelinka. Well done.

Klutch coming through for the Lakers once again as well. I'm not sure if it's worth $4M but AD getting a role in Space Jam and LeBron giving him #23 helps.

AD's main motive in wanting to play in LA or NY was to expand his brand and grow his off court interests. So thats likely why he was OK with giving up $4 million, there will be lots of ways for him to make that money back and then some.

 

[The Night King]

woj is crying right now

#ThrowbackThursday

 

[Voight]

Lakers will still have to add, Davis and an aging LeBron and essentially nobody else of note loses in 5 or less to Kawhi's Raptors. I still wouldn't bet on them to make it out of the west next year.

They will just do what Miami did in the Bron era... hopefully have a 3rd star and then fill the roster out with veterans on cheap deals who want to win.

 

[dahrougem2]

The Lakers roster next season is going to look eerily similar to the Miami Heat roster of 2010-2011, and if anyone remembers that roster, it was god awful outside of the Big 3.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

In other news, seems LeBron is letting Davis wear #23 (presumably, he'll switch to the #6 he wore in Miami/for Team USA):



(I wonder what everyone who's bought a #23 LeBron Lakers jersey up to now thinks about this. )

 

[Terry Yake]

The Lakers roster next season is going to look eerily similar to the Miami Heat roster of 2010-2011, and if anyone remembers that roster, it was god awful outside of the Big 3.

that's why i wouldn't mind at all if they spend that 30+ mil to bring in guys like seth curry, jj redick, pat bev, etc

 

[AvsFanInMichigan]

In other news, seems LeBron is letting Davis wear #23 (presumably, he'll switch to the #6 he wore in Miami/for Team USA):



(I wonder what everyone who's bought a #23 LeBron Lakers jersey up to now thinks about this. )

Fanatics has a return policy for such things

 

[The Night King]

Would be dumb to return those IMO. They'll be collector's items now.

 

[Neutrinos]

Why was LeBron even wearing #23 with the Lakers? Didn't he make a big deal about switching numbers a few years ago because "nobody should wear #23 after Jordan"?

 

[Suiteness]

The NBA really should have retired that number. I mean come on.

 

[hockeykicker]

sounds like the deal still is not done yet and tons of teams are stuck waiting

 

[hockeykicker]

In other news, seems LeBron is letting Davis wear #23 (presumably, he'll switch to the #6 he wore in Miami/for Team USA):



(I wonder what everyone who's bought a #23 LeBron Lakers jersey up to now thinks about this. )

 

[Terry Yake]

he's wearing #3

 

[The Night King]

This is so stupid. Players are frequently traded. We have free agency every year. Look at all the star players that changed teams this off-season alone. But somehow one player trying to change numbers is too much for Nike? Give me a break.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

This is so stupid. Players are frequently traded. We have free agency every year. Look at all the star players that changed teams this off-season alone. But somehow one player trying to change numbers is too much for Nike? Give me a break.

That player is THE biggest star!

 

[Avs_19]

#ThrowbackThursday

Just now seeing this. A number of Lakers fans trashed the most credible NBA reporter out there repeatedly and claimed he was making stuff up but as usual, he ended up being right. How quickly they forgot that it was Woj and Rich Paul together who publicly started the whole AD to LA talk to begin with.

That player is THE biggest star!

That's the weirdest part. Not only the biggest star in the sport but he's the face of Nike basketball and maybe the face of Nike period. It seems pretty easy to accommodate him even if it means taking a financial hit right now.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Just now seeing this. A number of Lakers fans trashed the most credible NBA reporter out there repeatedly and claimed he was making stuff up but as usual, he ended up being right. How quickly they forgot that it was Woj and Rich Paul together who publicly started the whole AD to LA talk to begin with.



That's the weirdest part. Not only the biggest star in the sport but he's the face of Nike basketball and maybe the face of Nike period. It seems pretty easy to accommodate him even if it means taking a financial hit right now.

They are going to market the shit out of the number change next year.

 

[The Night King]

Just now seeing this. A number of Lakers fans trashed the most credible NBA reporter out there repeatedly and claimed he was making stuff up but as usual, he ended up being right. How quickly they forgot that it was Woj and Rich Paul together who publicly started the whole AD to LA talk to begin with.



That's the weirdest part. Not only the biggest star in the sport but he's the face of Nike basketball and maybe the face of Nike period. It seems pretty easy to accommodate him even if it means taking a financial hit right now.

There's pretty good reason to believe Woj can be biased sometimes when he reports on rumors or when he gives his opinions.

There's a pretty detailed post at r/NBA (not by a Laker fan) about his history, suggesting he gets information in exchange for writing puff pieces and giving favorable/unfavorable coverage of certain teams. In the clip above, he seemed adamant about the Lakers not being able to open up a max slot, which they did.

He's still a very reliable insider but he has his flaws.

 

[Del Preston]

This is so stupid. Players are frequently traded. We have free agency every year. Look at all the star players that changed teams this off-season alone. But somehow one player trying to change numbers is too much for Nike? Give me a break.

Nike Basketball Association

They also controlled which uniforms were worn for every game in 2017-18.

How Nike Has Made Life Difficult For Teams In One Area

The players got more input this past season.