re: AD is meeting with Griff today, right?

Kobe joining the front office and tells AD the lakers are not an option?

Because he’s staying with the Clippers. Got a big raise.

Trade AD to the Knicks and demand the #3 pick (RJ Barrett), Mitchell Robinson and 2 additional first round picks 2020 and 2022 giving you assets right now as well as in the future to build the team. New York would also be more inclined to give up 3 first round picks when they aren’t consecutive years. In this scenario you probably trade Holiday too since the rebuild will take 2-3 years. Jrue would fetch you another 1st plus a young quality rotational player. In the end you’re left with building around Zion, RJ Barrett and Robinson with 6 first round picks over the next 3 seasons and plenty of money to spend without Jrue or AD’s contracts.

Man if you give us Brogdon and Terrance Ross to start with Holiday, Zion, and AD than we have a championship competitive team.

I think so, especially if the NBA levels out the next few years. The Warriors are an aberration. The next title team will be closer to the Rockets, Raptors, Portland, Denver level teams we saw this year.

The trick would be building chemistry, learning each others game and internal improvement from there. But I can see a Duncan/Robinson scenario where they are in the Finals by year 2 if everything breaks right

We are not going into a full rebuild though..

We are re-tooling, much like the Saints did a couple years ago..

Jrue is the PERFECT guy to have mentor Zion, hes the hardest working guy in the league, never takes a play off..

Not to mention, hes probably the only top 20 player that's not on a max deal..

You dont trade him away unless he ASKS you to trade him, and that will not happen

I had it at 25 on Griffin's press conference day, when everyone else had it at 1 percent. 35 percent last week, and yep over 50 percent now.

I think the opt in compromise just makes way too much sense for all parties. That said, people don't always do the logical thing. We will know soon enough. I can wait another week or two.

It's so weird. But I was kinda looking forward to the team without him.

I agree but the thought of Zion, AD, and Jrue as a core is nice. Zion is cheap, Jrue signed, and AD to super max gives a nice immediate future, especially to free agents. Some contracts will need to be shed next season but with those guys in place the Pels can make a lot of noise and will be super fun to watch.

and we have young depth. they aren't world beaters, but they played hard last season.