Seeing "2017/18" in the other thread was giving me a headache, so a new thread for the new season. Everyone always says that the NBA is the American sports league that commands attention year-round, and that's proving to be the case again.
The Lakers trading all of the young core (minus Kyle Kuzma) plus the #4 picks and future first round picks to get Anthony Davis. It's a lot to give up, but sad to say, we have no idea what Ingram's health will be like, Lonzo Ball I think could become an elite passer and defender, but not much else, and if the trade makes the team as good as they will hope it does, those future first round picks aren't going to be worth much anyway. A team trading for a superstar NBA player in the prime of his career hasn't "lost" a trade yet.
Now the focus is on who the Lakers can land with the remaining cap room they have, which should be enough for a max contract. A Kyrie/LeBron reunion? Jimmy Butler? Kemba Walker? The Lakers FO has been a dumpster fire, but adding AD to one of the top 2 players of all time pretty much serves as its own pitch to free agents.
There's still also the small matter of if Durant and Kawhi will stay with their teams or look to move on. Its basketball's version of the transfer window in football, except this usually provides a lot of drama.
The Lakers trading all of the young core (minus Kyle Kuzma) plus the #4 picks and future first round picks to get Anthony Davis. It's a lot to give up, but sad to say, we have no idea what Ingram's health will be like, Lonzo Ball I think could become an elite passer and defender, but not much else, and if the trade makes the team as good as they will hope it does, those future first round picks aren't going to be worth much anyway. A team trading for a superstar NBA player in the prime of his career hasn't "lost" a trade yet.
Now the focus is on who the Lakers can land with the remaining cap room they have, which should be enough for a max contract. A Kyrie/LeBron reunion? Jimmy Butler? Kemba Walker? The Lakers FO has been a dumpster fire, but adding AD to one of the top 2 players of all time pretty much serves as its own pitch to free agents.
There's still also the small matter of if Durant and Kawhi will stay with their teams or look to move on. Its basketball's version of the transfer window in football, except this usually provides a lot of drama.
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