But I've heard Pelinki can ask the Pelicans and Hawks to push the deadline back.
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They can, but it's not just Pels and Hawks who are involved. Hawks already traded Solo to Memphis, so they're involved. Memphis are currently absorbing Iguodala from Golden State, so to a limited extent, they're involved.
I think it was Jeff Siegel on twitter who pointed it out, but if you follow all of the threads of every pick and player involved in this trade, there are 7 different teams involved. Lakers would have to persuade ALL of them to put their off-season on hold for them, for no reason.
It's funny because while yes, it would look bad for the Pels to pull out, you know what would look worse?
LA having to beg 7 different teams to change their trade deals because THEY messed up the trade timing on the Davis deal for the second time in a row after having agreed to two different dates.
There are too many teams involved at this point. It would just take 1 GM to create a domino effect. And personally, I think there are so many GMs that all of them will opt to trigger trades asap.
Kawhi will make his decision prior to trades completing if he hasn't already.
All told, I count eight teams and 21 total players affected directly by the AD trade being pushed back. Lakers, Pelicans, Wizards, Hawks, Sixers, Pistons, Grizzlies, and Jazz are all affected, as well as the attached list of players pic.twitter.com/Yera2e35yL
— Jeff Siegel (@jgsiegel) July 5, 2019
It just won't happen. The media and Laker fans wants to hype up this as a possibility but there's FAR too many teams and players involved. This type of move would absolutely burn bridges for the Lakers with half the teams in the league, maybe all the teams.
Every future trade for the next 20 years would force the Lakers into a disadvantage where they will have to give up more due to no teams trusting them.
The Lakers have TWICE agreed to a July 6th date. Once with the Pelicans and again when they added Washington to the trade. Anyone thinking they will try and change the date at the last possible hour is crazy. It's something that would cause the league to step in. It would cause sweeping ramifications for rule changes due to how poorly this would be handled. It'd just plain open up a huge can that the league doesn't want to deal with.
When we're talking about pushing the deadline back, we're talking 24 - 48 hours. The Pelicans and Hawks would probably do that since these front office folks all probably know each other. Just like how the Wizards accepted the Lakers trash so they could open that $32 mil, with no real benefit to the Wizards.
What makes you think that? We have no indication that Kawhi is on the verge of giving his instruction. When Lebron made the decision to go to Miami, he didn't announce it until July 10th.
What happens if the deadline DOES get pushed back 48 hours, to the 8th, and then by then Kawhi still hasn't made a decision? Pelinka gets back on the phones to beg and plead and cry for ANOTHER 48 hours?
No. LA negotiated the trade. They agreed twice, on two separate occasions, on the 6th. As far as the Pelicans, Hawks, Grizzlies, Sixers, Jazz, Pistons, and Wizards are concerned, anything beyond that is Los Angeles' problem, not theirs.
What happens if the Lakers back out of the deal completely?
Has that ever happened?
Wouldn't they be blackballed basically?
Let's be clear: The NBA simply would not allow the Lakers to cancel the Anthony Davis trade if the Pelicans don't agree to move the date if Kawhi delays his decision. Period.
— Machine Pun Kelly (@KellyScaletta) July 5, 2019
I figured that, but I just wanted to make sure that the Lakers don't have some loophole BS they can use.
Luther Head
Sources: Washington has traded Dwight Howard to Memphis.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 6, 2019
The rare actual personnel move
Dwight Howard to Memphis
The Grizzlies are trading CJ Miles to Washington for Dwight Howard, league source tells ESPN. Deal saves Memphis $3.1M. Grizzles will waive or trade Howard, per source.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 6, 2019
The Memphis Grizzlies are planning to waive eight-time All-Star Dwight Howard, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 6, 2019
Dwight teamless again
Grizz aren’t finished. Per source, they have waived veteran SG Avery Bradley. His 2019-20 salary ($12.9M) would have been guaranteed last Thursday. Memphis will have to pay Bradley his $2M guaranteed for next year. Grizz continue to get further below the cap line for more moves.
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) July 6, 2019
Grizz keeping it moving
He left Boston and stunk ever since.
Last year in Boston: 16 points and 6 assists, 46% from the floor and 39% from three. -3 net rating, 14.4 PER, .081 ws/48, -0.5 BPM, 0.7 VORP
Two seasons since: 12 points and 2 assists, 41% from the floor and 35% from three. -18 net rating, 8.5 PER, .002 WS/48, -3.4 BPM, -1.2 VORP
Just fell off a cliff. Not like he was on terrible teams either, he spent some time on an okay-ish Detroit team and then played 55 games for a pretty damn good Clipper team.
Why did ESPN's ticker say we were cooperating with the Lakers delaying the trade? Uh. No. Why? Why would we do that? What do we get out of it?
Well, looking at Zion walk. Looks like there’s zero issues.
The league has rules. Both the Pelicans and Lakers acted in good faith by stipulating the closing date of the Anthony Davis transaction be July, 6, 2019. If the league, at this point, would attempt to redefine the transaction to accommodate the Lakers (give favor to the Lakers), the system, at the highest levels, is rigged. If the Lakers and Leonard can't get together, with both parties fully aware of the July 6th closing deadline, that's on them....not the Pelicans, Hawks, Jazz, Grizzlies or any other party on the periphery who played by the rules. The league ought not cover for the incompetence of Rob Pelinka.
The Lakers have already spent their money practically. WOW.Quote:
Ramona Shelburne: JaVale McGee has agreed to return to the Lakers, where he’ll likely start at center, league sources tell ESPN. It’s a two-year, $8.2 million deal, with a player option. – via Twitter ramonashelburne
Bobby Marks: The Lakers cap space is now down to a projected $11.5M after the Kentavious Caldwell-Pope two-year $16M contract. LAL still has the $4.8M room ML available once room is extinguished. – via Twitter BobbyMarks42
Yossi Gozlan: Danny Green will sign with the Lakers for 2 years $30M. If he gets standard 5% raises he will have a $14.6M starting salary. This would leave the Lakers with $18.4M in cap space to spend. pic.twitter.com/44LWqXxK3K – via Twitter YoggiMane
I mean, Danny Green is a very good signing and I didn't really expect him to go there. He's the best guy they've added in free agency. So that's nice.
Lost in all of this is the fact that Westbrook is gonna take 36 shots a game next season on 37% from the floor and average 29 points a game and someone's gonna say he deserves the MVP for it because he lost PG13.
Westbrook is one of the top tier overrated players in NBA history.
Low IQ, ball dominant, can't be bothered with defense, inefficient, stat-padding turtle-man who has never won anything in his life without Kevin Durant there to carry water for him. He'd rather get a triple double than a dub, and that's the real. He's gonna be getting $40m a year or more for the rest of this contract. He's going to be 33, getting paid $47m.
Top 5? Not sure, there are some awful contracts out there. But definitely top 10, no doubt, and top 5 may well be possible.
I mean, literal stat padding. Has his teammates actively not rebound so he can get the ball.
Every time I watch Steven Adams box out but actively avoid touching the ball so that Westbrook can grab it, I feel sick.
I've seen some people say they let Westbrook grab it so he can run and start the fast break. Which would make sense except:
1) they do it often and then DON'T start a fast break
2) Ball moves faster than man. Westbrook should start running and Adams should outlet pass if they're that intent on soeed
I think this summer is the dream come true for the NBA. 2 superstars in each LA's team, plus 2 superstar in one of NY's, warriors weakened, it's both interesting in terms of balance and having the biggest market compete with their superstars.
I also think the pelicans are on a very good timing team-building wise. All the favorites for the next 3 years are teams that are likely to decline. The teams is now stacked with young players most of whom should peak in three to four years. The franchise also got multiple draft picks at the exact time of the next new cycle should come.
Way too early predictions for the best teams in the West next year:
Clippers
Jazz
Nuggets
Rockets
Blazers
Lakers
In that order
Sleeping on the Warriors?
Warriors aren't going to be good next year.
They have possibly the worst defensive guard tandem in the league in Curry and D-lo, absolutely zero depth, a PF who is good but can't score, and a mediocre coach.
If Klay was coming back in, say, December, then sure I'd have to list them, but since he's not due back until around all-star break, I can't see them being good this year. Depending on how the dice roll of every team, I wouldn't even be too surprised if they missed the playoffs this year.
Free agent guard Quinn Cook has reached an agreement with the Los Angeles Lakers on a two-year, $6 million deal, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 6, 2019
Right now, Quinn Cook is the starting PG for the LA Lakers
Free agent Stanley Johnson has agreed to a two-year, $7.5M deal with the Toronto Raptors, with a player option in the second season, agent Nima Namakian of BDA Sports tells @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 6, 2019
Out of the way Kawhi, there's a new star in town
I wonder if LeBron is gonna start at point guard for the Lakers and go full Magic Johnson.
C: AD, McGee
PF: Kuzma, Dudley
SF: Green, Horton-Tucker
SG: KCP, Daniels
PG: LeBron, Cook
That would probably be their best starting 5. If not they will probably finish games with that squad.
I know he looks all but done, but I wonder if we could bring back Ryan Anderson for a 1 year vet minimum deal in case Nico Melli isn’t quite ready to be our stretch 4 yet? Plus it would be nice if he could retire a NOLA Pelican after this year.
It really will take me most of the season to wrap my brain around all the new lineups.
I bet LeBron does start at point guard and they market them as the new Magic & Kareem showtime Lakers. I always thought LeBron might want to play the point later in his career to show that he can play all 5 positions if he wanted to like Magic.
It looks like they said we just gonna sign the best shooters we can to surround LeBron & AD. Green, Cook, Daniels, Dudley, and even KCP to an extent can shoot it from deep.
Shocked he got more than minimum (and a player option at that).
Like clockwork, Boogie to LA.
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