re: What type of value would an Anthony Davis garner us?

The Pels were worse than that Rockets team. And congrats on being 8th seed?

No I'm thinking more like 6 seed and a win over OKC.

I was talking about the Rockets team Harden's first season

I'm sorry but the Rockets aren't making the Playoffs this season. Neither are the Pels. At least they'll get a high pick.

Pels future > Rox

Not really debatable.

BUT, I'd take Rockets FO. Which, bottom line, is the much bigger factor in how the future franchises will look.

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Pels future > Rox

Not really debatable.

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That is very easily debatable considering the Pels front office could run AD's arse out of town if they can't put a team around him.

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Ok let's go my 100 to your 20 that HOU makes the playoffs. Easy money for you right?

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I'd take that bet so fast. Or could easily say loser pays for my 9 roses lunch.

Rockets beat them 2 of 3 this year the only game Houston lost they had a comfy lead and Howard was ejected. OKC came back and won that one. Playoff Dwight + harden will be too much for them to handle.

Oh yeah ill take that bet Boom.

It's not like KD and Westbrook can't turn it on too.

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Would you do it for Russell, KD, and Ibaka PLUS they commit long term? Just wondering.

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i would.... but Demps wouldn't, unless there was a D-leaguer on a 10 day involved somehow....

I see the Suns losing more than the Lakers down the stretch. So things could get interesting come lotto time.

If the Lakers go into the Lottery #2, they will have a 55.8% chance of keeping their top 3 protected pick from Philly. (1st: 19.9% 2nd: 18.8% 3rd: 17.1%) The 76ers would have a 44.2% chance of receiving the pick, were it to land in positions 4 or 5. (4th 31.9% 5th: 12.3%) If the Lakers go into the Lottery #3… the odds nearly flip, with the Lakers only having a 46.9% chance of keeping their pick. (1st: 15.6% 2nd: 15.7% 3rd: 15.6%) while the 76ers move into a slight favorite position to receive the pick (53.1%), if it lands in positions 4, 5, or 6. (4th 22.6% 5th: 26.5% 6th: 0.4%)

Why does this matter? If the 76ers miss out on #1, it has been mentioned that they would offer Jahlil Okafor and #2 (Brandon Ingram) to move up and take Ben Simmons. That hypothetical mostly fit if the Lakers were picking #1. With Julius Randle at PF, Okafor + Ingram might serve them better than Simmons alone.

Ok. So how much more valuable is Anthony Davis than Ben Simmons? at least one Top 5 pick? and some prospects? Right? Of course. Ok, so when the Lakers finish #3 heading into the Lotto, the balls bounce Philly’s way for that pick and it ends up #4 to 76ers. The balls don’t bounce Philly's way for #1, they get #2.

What’s this? Anthony Davis falls in love with Amber Rose, who wants him to move back to Philly with her and start a family? He demands he get traded to the 76ers? Well.. Ok. It’s Amber Rose ya’ll. The idea of Embiid/AD23 playing big, and AD23/Noel playing small, is just be too much for them to pass up so.....

76ers send: Jahlil Okafor, C - Robert Covington, SF - Nik Stauskas, SG - 2016 1sts #2 & #4
to Pelicans for: Anthony Davis, PF

2016 Draft: #2 Brandon Ingram, SF - #4 Jaylen Brown, SG - #6 Ivan Rabb, PF
Brandon Ingram and Ivan Rabb are BOTH too skinny? NO PROBLEM! It’s NAWLINS YA’LL! Get them boys some Jambalaya, a couple poboys. They be straight. 2017: Pelicans pick: #1 Harry Giles, PF

We find someone to take Asik with Reke. EG walks. Trading QPon, Dante, Ajinca, Everybody. We then need to spend about $65mm+ to get over the cap floor. We want to surround these young guys with good character vets, that won’t help us win too much in 2016-17, so we throw crazy money at Ryan Anderson, Jeff Green, Deron Williams, maybe Ian Mahinmi.

C: Jahlil/Mahinmi - PF: Rabb/Ryno - SF: Ingram/Green/Covington - SG: Brown/Stauskas - PG: Jrue/Deron
Add Harry Giles in 2017-18... Ingram and Rabb get SWOLE, 3-4 years from now… you guessed it… League FCKED!!

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Jahlil Okafor, C - Robert Covington, SF - Nik Stauskas, SG - 2016 1sts #2 & #4

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That's a terrible trade. Okafor will be a 20/9 guy probably 20/10 for the next decade, and with those picks they can get some VERY good players.

But no, lets trade that so we can have AD and a bunch of scrubs...sounds like a certain team out West that can't get anywhere currently. Pretty sure they pass and don't take any calls from the Pels for 6 months.