re: Loomis and demps just got played.

I agree with most of what you said. Yes the timing of the trade request was deliberate to get the lakers first dibs on AD bcuz Boston couldn’t even enter in the process until the summer. Everyone knew before the season that the best potential deal the pels could get for AD would come from Boston and I 100% agree with that. AD throws more than a wrench in that he says he doesn’t want to go there and wouldn’t resign long term. Now on the flip side you’d have to be foolish to really believe Klutch sports is going rogue doing things on there own and not operating from what AD wants but doesn’t voice. So yes he could be just bluffing at not wanting to play in Boston but I doubt it. What reason would he have to bluff about it. He’s a free agent next summer anyway soregardless of any trade if he wants to go to LA then he can. If he wants to go to Boston he can so no reason to bluff he can do what he wants. Pels lost leverage keeping him. If Boston could’ve traded for AD yesterday I believe Tatum is more than likely in that package but they couldn’t and if kyrie leaves in the summer like I’ve said they won’t have a reason to put Tatum in any package just to gamble on AD who said he wouldn’t resign with them. Clips just don’t have anything other than SGA so what potential deal would you realistically take from them? NYK is the tricky one bcuz if they do get a top 3 pick or let’s say #1 and take Zion. While you view KD and kyrie not wanting to play with a rookie keep in mind that that’s a once in a generation rookie prospect and the fact that they could just sign AD the following summer if they had to with a cap relief trade. And also they have to get in the top 3 for the pels to really want it cuz let’s be honest there’s 3 key can’t miss prospects in this draft. So here we are basically it’s back to lakers and Celtics and one of the teams he said he wouldn’t sign long term so don’t you think it’s reasonable for ainge to tell Loomis or whoever that hey I just can’t give up that much without the assurance that we can resign him so take brown, smart and picks which would be very underwhelming at that point. So then you potential go back to lakers and try to get what they last offered and they withold one or more of the young core group they originally offered.