Stephen A. ‘scared’ Anthony Davis is Lakers’ only option | First Take

Stephen A. Smith is “officially scared” that the Los Angeles Lakers may miss out on the chance to sign Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving or Kemba Walker in free agency, leaving Anthony Davis as the only option.

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[jamestaylor]

If I was Magic I will give up:
1. Ingram
2. Hart
3. Caldwell-Pope
4. 2019 draft pick
5. 2021 draft pick

Have to keep Ball and Kuzma

[idm]

The Free Agency cold war between Magic & Jerry West is like Yoda vs. Darth Sidious.

[googley]

Why the HELL would the Pelicans trade with the Lakers over the Celtics?

[V-pv]

Warriors fans have no room to talk considering their team is full of all stars and is planning to sign Thanos.

[samuelburwell]

Welp, whose here when he just asked for a trade ?

[brothernature]

The point is that if AD wants to win he needs to leave the pelicans

[jstiles]

Bron and AD will be like magic and Kareem but different skills that Kareem had

[patrickfrose]

AD always said he wanna stay and yall makin Videos every week sayin he goin 2 LA not namin any sources yall trippin 4 real

[Amarioism]

if I'm the Pelicans why the hell would I do that?? Your asking me to trade a top 5 player in the league for those scrubs and a bag of chips..Not to mention I would have to face the Lakers for the next few years with nobody on my roster worth building a team around. it would make no sense to trade a player within the same conference and help build a Superteam that you won't be able to get passed.. y'all Tripping!!

[CraftySSJ]

0:39 the pen tap sounded like the net swishing when AD made it :D

[bsb]

I was told = I saw in Google
Cmon Stephen A

[bambam]

I bet if lebron was Still In Cleveland every star would be linked to the cavs

[pauljoseph]

*Kawhi doesn't wanna play with either KD & LeBron. He should stay and dominate the East!*

[Isweartolucifer]

*We need to get rid of: Ingram, Hart, Caldwell-Pope, 2019 draft pick, 2021 draft pick!!! Have to keep Ball and Kuzma*

[busterc]

I can't even concentrate on football this year wondering about who's coming to LA 😂😂😂😂

[makis]

AD is already a top 10 PF ever at the age of 25!! Imagine where he could finish when it's all set and done. Can AD be a better PLAYER than Tim Duncan???? I'm not talking about playoff success. I'm talking about individual skills and stats. I think he can and HE WILL

[Zatora]

ESPN is so obsessed with the Lakers, it’s not even cool anymore. I really did look forward to LeBron & the lakers this season but my God was that a mistake. Last night two teams were involved in this article, the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. All I see today is Anthony Davis & the Lakers. Shame.

[brgeneralthug]

No, as a Pelicans fan I do not want Lonzo Ball, I don't want Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart Terry Rozier Jason Tatum or any of those players. Not, that I don't like them or, their respective games because I do but when you have a franchise player like A.D u don't give him up for anyone u build around him.
And as of late Dell Demps has shown a willingness to put quality pieces around Anthony Davis for instance, DeMarcus Cousins, Juilus Randle, Nikola Mirotic Rajon rondo and etc.
My team when everyone like Elfrid Payton, Juilus Randle, Jrue Holiday Nikola Mirotic E'twan Moore and others were healthy they started the season 4-0 with quality wins over the Rockets, Clippers, Kings and the nets although the Nets are not very good.
They also have quality wins over the Nuggets, Thunder, Raptors and Mavericks.
They are still in contention in the west because outside of the Warriors and maybe the thunder or Lakers no one is really running away with the Western union right now.
The only problem with my pelicans is that they rely entirely too much on the starters, if they can go out during the trade deadline and acquire someone like a Jamal Crawford, Otto Porter, Kent Bazemore that can in and provide them with quality defense, three point shooting, and most importantly bench scoring they will be fine.
I have nothing but love for the NBA media and all of the work that they put in. However, as a native of Louisiana as well as being a huge pelicans fan. I just don't like the thirst, panic, desperation and sadness being shown by certain people in the NBA media who are so desperate to get Anthony Davis out of NOLA it's aggravating, it's annoying, it's irritating and it gets worse and worse every day. Now, I get it the pelicans have not been a consistent winner, I get that they have not always put great pieces around Anthony Davis and Dell Demps has a lot of questionable moves. However, last season as well as this offseason Dell Demps has shown he is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure that the pelicans are a winning team and A.D is happy.
Louisiana has no love for the NBA media at all. We get franchise players out here every once in a blue moon stop being so obsessed with trying to lure him to the Lakers, Celtics, Knicks or any other big market team. As long as Dell Demps and the pelicans organization makes the right moves and they are winning he will be happy.
Dell Demps is not crazy you don't get rid of a bonafide stud like Anthony Davis for anyone especially when you know that the package or, packages that you will get in return will not amount to the quality of A.D
And besides winning a championship in New Orleans especially with my Pelicans would carry more weight than it would with the Lakers, Celtics, Knicks Warriors or whoever else. Look at everyone who won a championship with my Saints they are loved, cherished and treated like royalty in Louisiana. Look at Drew Brees he is treated like a king out here.

[joshpalmer]

The lady in the background who sat there for 6 minutes and said nothing. Then got in two random 'yeahs' lol

[iFinlander]

I hope both KD and Kawhi go to the Clippers, that would make the league so much more interesting.