Guard Jrue Holiday admits the main reason he re-signed with the Pelicans was the presence of Anthony Davis, Andrew Lopez of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. Holiday signed a five-year, $131.8MM contract in the summer of 2017. “He’s like 90 percent of the reason that I stayed,” Holiday said. “He’s a talent that comes once in a generation. A 7-footer who can do everything at his skill level.” Holiday revealed that Davis notified his teammates over the weekend of his decision to decline a super-max extension with the franchise and request a trade. “He had to what he had to do for his family and what’s best for his career,” Holiday said.
We have more on Davis and the Pelicans:
- Davis’ decision is a failure at all levels of the franchise, including Davis himself, Scott Kushner of The Baton Rouge Advocate opines. Davis was unable to carry the franchise on his back, while Pelicans management failed to surround him with enough quality pieces. Instead of methodically building a deep roster of young talent through the draft, the Pelicans tried to take a shortcut into contention and that strategy blew up in their faces, Kushner notes. GM Dell Demps traded away his next seven first-round picks after Davis was drafted and that resulted in a shaky foundation, Kushner adds.
- The Lakers are the favorites to land Davis’ services, Nick Goss of NBC Sports Boston relays. Odds posted by B/R Betting have the Celtics as the second choice in the AD sweepstakes, followed by the Knicks, 76ers and Rockets.
- Davis won’t play against the Rockets on Tuesday, according to Hunter Atkins of the Houston Chronicle. Davis will miss his fifth consecutive game due to a finger injury.
- Davis’ salary options if he’s dealt are broken down in detail by Danny Leroux of The Athletic. Leroux also examines the logistics of making a swap. Any team other than the Kings, who have ample cap space, would have to send out a minimum of $20.25MM to make a trade happen.
How about ad and holiday to the lakers for ball, hart, kuzma, ingram, zubac and a 1st unprotected in 2023?
And kcp to match salaries?
You’re at $30mm. AD and Holiday together make $50mm. Are they teaching a new math in California? lmao
If I’m the pelicans only way you get just Davis is Hart, ball, kuzma, ingram, zubic and your next 5 first rounders. I know you can’t go give two straight so rights to swap in the in between deals and you’re also taking Solomon hill. If not I’ll go to New York and Boston and you can wait like you did for Paul George.
That would not even be enough to get AD and sure as hell not enough for AD and Jrue.
They are certainly enough to get AD lol
3 teams deal
pelican : send AD to lakers
bulls : send lavine – 2nd round draft to pelicans
laker : send ball+1st round pick to bulls
send kuzma+2nd round pick to pelicans
You gonna propose this trash offer in every AD thread? Kuz, Lavine, and two 2nds is not even in the realm of enough to get a deal done now. The pelicans are better off waiting until July so the Celtics can enter the sweepstakes. Oh man, and you have the bulls getting a 1st, wow
LeDiva for AD straight up!
Well boo hoo Jrue, cry over having to make 26 million a year with a clueless team.
Your choice.
You could always retire.
And become a Wally World greeter…..
90% because of AD, 10% because of $131 million… yeah right Jrue lol
I really hope AD ends up somewhere other than the Lakers.. would be nice to see him go to Miami (seems like a pipe dream as a Heat fan) or another random team like Dallas go pair with a young Star like Doncic. So tired of seeing stars pairing up with Lebron and playing second fiddle to him.
I agree id love to see him in dallas or miami. But unfortunately Miami doesnt have anything of value to give up for AD
Yo the dream scenario for the Heat Whiteside and every pick they can trade, plus the rights to swap 1-2 more straight up rofl. That’s that force trade button on a video game
Get together with the “fans” who say nobody wants to team up with Lebron. You’re all driven by blind reaction.
KCP gets to approve. He won’t.
That’s why they’ll need a 3rd team involved, like Houston.
KCP to Houston for a future 1st rounder to send off to NO
Houston isn’t going to help the Lakers land Davis.
KCP will approve. Rich Paul is his agent and got him $30 million in LA the last two years, he owes them and will have to fire Paul if he wants to nix a deal. Plus he is a FA anyway, why would he object. He knows the lakers won’t use his bird rights to give him that much money
AD for Ball, Kuzma, KCP, Zubac and 2 firsts.
Jrue for Demare Carrol, Spencer Dinwiddie, and Caris Levert
Julius Randle and Etwaun moore for Brandon Knight and 2 rockets picks[idk which ones]
Mirotic for marcus smart, rozier and sacramento first
Im just bored lmk honest opinions on the trades lmao
Summer: AD, Moore, & Hill for Hayward, Tatum, Rozier (S&T), maybe Baynes, 2 future 1st, & 1 selection from 2019 draft
AD for Ingram, Kuz, Hart, Zu, 2 1st and another player signed for at least 10 million
Trade Deadline: Mirotic to 76ers for Muscala, Korkmaz, Amir (waived), & their late 2019 1st
Randle & Wesley Johnson, maybe Diallo for DeMarre Carroll & 2 2nds, + Ed Davis (if Diallo is involved)
If Jrue wants to be traded, trade him to the Clippers for Gallinari & Jerome Robinson
Jrue to Dallas for Harrison Barnes & DSJ. They put Jrue at the 1, but lucky enough for him he don’t have to be on the ball because Luka is their primary ball handler, who can play positions 1-3.
Why would the Celtics kill their guard depth for a guy who’d become like their 5th best frontcourt option?
Josh Richardson, Bam Adebayo, Kelly Olynyk,Rodney Mcgruder, 2019, 2023 1st round picks and rights to swap 2020 1st rounder for AD? Not sure that’s enough…
Milwaukee could make an interesting offer, although their picks are locked up a bit due to protections. They can offer Brogdon, Snell, Thon Maker, Brook Lopez, DJ Wilson 2019 1st round pick and rights to swap 2021 and 2023 1st round picks for Davis, which would be amazing lol
I also think the Clippers can make a really good offer. I arguably like their assets better than the Lakers. And I could also see Tornto making it interesting to try and add him to keep Kawhi
I don’t want any of that trash if I’m NO .. but their gm is a rockstar genius so who knows
Obviously Boston is locked out for now, unless they wait to trade him in the offseason, in which case he will have less team control. Heat, as well as a couple of other teams, should essentially try anything to get him, obviously. These are a couple of ideas for possible offers that I could see, although there are multiple iterations that probably work. I obviously wouldnt say they are a favorite, but I think they can put up a comparable offer to other teams, and I think all of those offers beat the Lakers potential offer
You know, a convoluted trade that saw AD and Kyrie go to LA, and Jrue n marc gasol go to boston….id be fine with that. Brown, tatum, smart have been playing poor cuz of kyries style. I love kyrie in boston, but a lot of the guys play better without him only cuz of his style. Jrue and his talent and humble play with gasols paint presence gel great. Rozier or smart would hafta go tho.
Tho….since boston cant acquire davis cuz kyrie was acquired on a max via trade, im guessing a multie team trade that saw kyrie and ad go to the same team would have the same veto…or would it be overlooked cuz of lebron mcgregor?
GM Dell Demps traded away his next seven first-round picks after Davis was drafted
Lmao I’m pretty sure the “main reason” was probably 5 yrs 130 mm but okay Jrue
“He had to what he had to do for his family and what’s best for his career,”
This is utter BS. Declining the super-max extension is not what is best for his career or his family. This is all about him wanting the bright lights of a big market. I don’t fault him for his decision, it’s his choice, but people shouldn’t try and make him seem gallant for doing it.
Could someone work Wiggins into a trading scenario, somehow, please….
I honestly don’t think any team would take Wiggins on right now. Too much and too long of a commitment.
Maybe Wiggins for Chandler Parsons…maybe!
fans got duped by fakenews – dell demps made his statements yest about waiting till after the draft when he knows where lottery selections and packages can be completely offered. makes sense when moving a franchise/hof player
Lakers: AD, Cory Joseph
Pelicans: Enes Kanter, Ingram, Hart, Myles Turner
Knicks: Lonzo Ball, KCP, Mirotic, Kyle O’Quinn, Jahlil Okafor
Pacers: Tim Hardawar Jr., Moritz Wagner, Mykhailuk.
With picks throughout.
Fan trade proposals on this site tend to be quite ridiculous. As a Timberwolves fan, I would love to see Davis in Minny with the hopes he’d resign. But there is zero chance the Wolves can get him without making KAT available, which would be stupid. Therefore, I’m not going to make an actual attempt at a trade proposal no matter how much I want some other tw to take on Wiggins contract!
What about
Gorgui Dieng Jeff Teague and our unprotected 2019 first
For
Jrue Holiday and Eutwan Moore?
Precisely…this will never happen either. Even if they didn’t take Dieng and took Gibsons expiring deal, the 2019 1st will be a late lotto pick in a week class. Draft class is very too heavy with not mUch after top 4-5 picks.
Dude no. Hard to call this a weak draft class. Even LeBron has said this is the most talented draft class since 2003. This make hypothetical sense if Davis is traded to the Lakers, giving London the starting spot.
Ingram Hart KCP Rondo Stephenson and a 2020 first rounder for Davis and Wesley Johnson?