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

[Neutrinos]

I like you man so I really don’t want to get into it anymore, but it’s not cut and dry as to who is clearly the better player.

Count me among the majority who think Davis is clearly better than Irving

 

[InjuredChoker]

Damn I dug deep into this and you right. I guess playing for the Cavs ruined his defensive reputation.

he was terrible defensively his last year with the cavs. he didn't put much effort last season on D but lakers kids had young legs under them and could run, allowing lebron to rely more on his IQ on D. with cavs in 17-18 they had lot of vets who couldn't keep up. and last years lakers had an edge at center even with washed up tyson chandler and javale 'goaltending' mcgee.

 

[MMC]

The lengths that people go to to trash the Lakers is pretty embarrassing

 

[Terry Yake]

lol @ whoever thinks AD isn't a top 10 player in the league right now

and someone really said kyrie is better? hahahaha

 

[Neutrinos]

AD is a top 5 player?

Khwai
Giannis
Embid
LBJ
Harden
KD
Curry
Irving

Just of the top of my head, and all easily better. Then you have a group of Jokić, Simmonds, George, Westbrook etc who some would take over him. He is nowhere near a top 5 player.

Anthony Davis is 3rd all-time in career PER

Only Jordan and LeBron are ahead of him


Is it possible you're confusing Anthony with Ed?

 

[MMC]

 

[The Night King]

Yeah I think some people don't realize how good Davis is. There's not a single team that'd take Kyrie over him.

 

[dahrougem2]

Smart move. The Nuggets should continue to build the way they have been. Giving up Murray for what would almost assuredly be one year of Davis probably isn't worth it.

Then again, we see what Kawhi Leonard just did for the Raptors, so maybe the Nuggets were thinking a championship and Davis bolting in 2020 would be worth it.

 

[Cassano]

Smart move. The Nuggets should continue to build the way they have been. Giving up Murray for what would almost assuredly be one year of Davis probably isn't worth it.

Then again, we see what Kawhi Leonard just did for the Raptors, so maybe the Nuggets were thinking a championship and Davis bolting in 2020 would be worth it.

Joker and AD lol

 

[Voight]

AD is a top 5 player?

Khwai
Giannis
Embid
LBJ
Harden
KD
Curry
Irving

Just of the top of my head, and all easily better. Then you have a group of Jokić, Simmonds, George, Westbrook etc who some would take over him. He is nowhere near a top 5 player.

Kyrie? Embiid? Simmons? ohhhhhh man

KD, LBJ and Kawhi are better than him, that I won't argue. Giannis had a good year but there is no way I'd choose him over Davis, Curry maybe but certainly not any of the other guys you listed.

 

[Avs_19]

The only players I'd put above Davis to start next season are LeBron, Kawhi, Giannis, and Curry so he's in my top five. Durant would've bumped him out if he was healthy. If Davis can stay healthy he could be the best player in the NBA and it wouldn't be a shock to me if he's #1 on my list by this time next year.

 

[Vamos Rafa]

What do Laker fans think of the Lakers keeping Kuzma over Lonzo?

Terry Yake?
Mymerlincat?
Ziggy Stardust?
Voight?
Kingsholygrail?
The Night King?

 

[Terry Yake]

What do Laker fans think of the Lakers keeping Kuzma over Lonzo?

Terry Yake?
Mymerlincat?
Ziggy Stardust
Voight?
Kingsholygrail?
The Night King?

would've preferred they dealt kuzma

kuzma's strictly a scorer while lonzo brings so much more with his defense, passing, and bball IQ. but i'm just glad they got to keep one of BI, lonzo, and kuzma

 

[hatterson]

Yeah but he's also 35 in a sport that doesn't see a lot of elite players in their mid 30s. Jordan's last rodeo was at 35. Kobe was out of his prime by 34 for sure. Larry Bird wasn't winning NBA titles in his mid 30s either. Lebron has a ton of mileage, and there's a decent chance that from here on out injuries will become more frequent and more difficult to quickly overcome.

I think you’ll see LeBron letting AD take a lot of the load in the regular season and saving himself as much as possible for the playoffs.

A team with AD and whoever else they sign should be able to easily make the playoffs even with LeBron coasting. Then he’ll turn it on in the playoffs to try to replicate what he did in Cleveland.

Maybe not Kawhi level load management, but I think the days of him playing high 70s game are over and he’s much more likely to be in 70-75 games and not playing as many minutes.

 

[Live in the Now]

Probably no deal with no Lonzo. I know I'd want him if I was making this trade.

 

[The Night King]

What do Laker fans think of the Lakers keeping Kuzma over Lonzo?

Terry Yake?
Mymerlincat?
Ziggy Stardust?
Voight?
Kingsholygrail?
The Night King?

Would've prefer to keep Lonzo.

However, Kuz is on a very cheap contract so I can see why the FO preferred to keep him.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Kyrie? Embiid? Simmons? ohhhhhh man

KD, LBJ and Kawhi are better than him, that I won't argue. Giannis had a good year but there is no way I'd choose him over Davis, Curry maybe but certainly not any of the other guys you listed.

i think embiid has a case, though i'd take AD over him.

not sure if i'd put ben simmons even in the top 20.

 

[frisco]

Lakers will swing for the fences with Leonard, Walker, Irving. The last two are real possibilities, Leonard is a huge longshot but it is tough to know what he's thinking. I think Irving is the guy. He's over the Lebron thing and they did win a title together. Worst case, is the Lakers sign a couple lower tier guys (Russell back, Rubio, lots of guys in a deep FA class).

My Best-Carey

 

[John Price]

 

[Voight]

i think embiid has a case, though i'd take AD over him.

not sure if i'd put ben simmons even in the top 20.

I don't see it. Anyone taking Embiid over Davis should watch more basketball.

 

[InjuredChoker]

I don't see it. Anyone taking Embiid over Davis should watch more basketball.

meh, they score about the same on similar efficiency, but slight edge for AD. embiid is better iso-scorer, AD better off-ball and as a playmaker, embiid has blinders on when gets the ball. but he's quite a bit better defensively,

 

[Terry Yake]

they need a 3rd max guy and shooting if they even want to consider making a title run

the west is absolutely stacked

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Being paid in USD while your living expenses are mostly in CAD is also a nice incentive to stay.

 

[Hammettf2b]

What do Laker fans think of the Lakers keeping Kuzma over Lonzo?

Terry Yake?
Mymerlincat?
Ziggy Stardust?
Voight?
Kingsholygrail?
The Night King?

Would rather wanted to keep Lonzo but you gotta do what you gotta do to get AD.

 

[Voight]

meh, they score about the same on similar efficiency, but slight edge for AD. embiid is better iso-scorer, AD better off-ball and as a playmaker, embiid has blinders on when gets the ball. but he's quite a bit better defensively,

AD is clear cut better than Embiid. Not to say Joel is a bad player, but its 100% clear that Davis is better.