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     Saarang Kurra Bewarse Username: Saarang Post Number: 1451 Registered: 04-2015 Posted From: 206.29.176.76 Rating: N/A |
New Orleans plans to issue a statement later Monday, but officials are already privately expressing that the organization doesn't feel pressure to move Davis before the Feb. 7 trade deadline. Boston could agree to a Davis trade with New Orleans prior to July 1 and then finalize a trade after that date. This is an opportunity for the Los Angeles Lakers to be aggressive in offering a package for Davis prior to Boston's inclusion into talks. Paul also represents Lakers star LeBron James, and the Lakers have been determined to acquire Davis in a deal, league sources said. Several teams told ESPN that they're already weighing the possibility of making offers for Davis, including contenders who'd be willing to use Davis to chase a championship this season and perhaps recoup assets lost in a trade to New Orleans by flipping Davis at auction after the season -- or keeping him into the final year of his contract. Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant says that Davis' request has been discussed in the Warriors locker room. "It's definitely a topic of conversation," Durant said. "All NBA news is. I mean it's not that serious. So it's like, why not talk about it? So AD wanting to play basketball somewhere else, it's not like the President shutting down the government. It's just basketball, so of course we talk about it. We all as players, we want guys to do exactly what they want to do in this league. We have a short amount of time, so why not do what you want?" |