Will AD want to be traded after this?

[Shanemansj13]

AD is a great player but Harden and Giannis are leading their teams deep into the playoffs, AD is complaining about the team he is on while he watches them play at home. Giannis was better this past year...pretty easily. Harden might be the best offensive player in the game.

 

[trojanfan12]

you guys are out of your minds. Giannis is a slam dunk better than Davis at this point. I dont even think that one is particularly close.

Actually, it's very close.

Their numbers for last season are virtually identical and outside of scoring (24ppg for AD to 19ppg for Giannis) are also very close.

AD is a better perimeter player both last year and throughout his career than Giannis.

 

[True Lakers Fan]

you guys are out of your minds. Giannis is a slam dunk better than Davis at this point. I dont even think that one is particularly close.

You're only saying that because Davis is a Lakers now

 

[Shanemansj13]

Based on what we saw last season, these guys were all better.

Kawhi
Durant
Giannis
Curry
Harden


LeBron and Davis were probaby the next 2 based on 2019 performance.

Next year through?

With KD out, Davis and and LeBron could both be top 3 with Kawhi. Davis could even be #1.

Davis and Giannis are two most likely players to take over the top spot from Kawhi next season, IMO. And Kawhi is Defintely #1 at the moment.

Yeah this past year, AD wasn't a top 5 player. Could he be? Definitely.

 

[trojanfan12]

AD is a great player but Harden and Giannis are leading their teams deep into the playoffs, AD is complaining about the team he is on what them play at home. Giannis was better this past year...pretty easily. Harden might be the best offensive player in the game.

lol

Harden and Giannis have a better supporting cast around them than AD had too.

 

[True Lakers Fan]

That was a cap space decision. The Lakers had to include BI and Ball because they total almost $16M in cap.

Kyle a better player too though

 

[trojanfan12]

Diet and exercise. Every one is subject to them, but some more so. For example driving 6 hours without getting out to exercise is one. Some foods will discourage then

Diet and exercise had nothing to do with Ingram's blood clots. It was a structural issue that was corrected with surgery and not expected to be a problem ever again.

 

[WiggyRuss]

You're only saying that because Davis is a Lakers now

this was my post from late april:

If if JUST one game you HAD to win or lose nad the guy could go all out
1. LeBron
2. Durant
3. Harden
4. Lillard
5.

If it was an entire NBA season, playoffs, etc.

1. Giannis
2. Harden
3. Durant
4. Curry
5. Kawhi


I accept your apology

 

[WiggyRuss]

lol

Harden and Giannis have a better supporting cast around them than AD had too.

Holliday is better than Paul or Middleton

 

[WiggyRuss]

Actually, it's very close.

Their numbers for last season are virtually identical and outside of scoring (24ppg for AD to 19ppg for Giannis) are also very close.

AD is a better perimeter player both last year and throughout his career than Giannis.

this is YOUR list of Top 5 players from less than 2 months ago

1. Lebron: while @tlance makes some good points, I'm not holding his first significant time out injured against him. He's the best until someone shows himself to be better when Lebron is healthy.

2. KD: the one guy with enough of an all around game to pass Lebron and a case can be made that he's already better.

3. Giannis: If KD falters, he's the heir apparent. But he still has a couple of holes in his game that need filled.

4. Curry: His unselfishness actually hurts him on lists like this, imo.

5. Harden: hate putting him here over AD, because I don't like how he plays, but AD needs to show he can stay healthy.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Looking at all those posts in that Top 5 thread, the majority of people had Davis off their list, though a few had him as their #5

Who are your top 5 NBA PLAYERS RIGHT NOW

 

[True Lakers Fan]

this was my post from late april:

If if JUST one game you HAD to win or lose nad the guy could go all out
1. LeBron
2. Durant
3. Harden
4. Lillard
5.

If it was an entire NBA season, playoffs, etc.

1. Giannis
2. Harden
3. Durant
4. Curry
5. Kawhi


I accept your apology

I'm not apologizing, The Lakers have Davis and you dont know how those others would fit together. You know norhing

 

[WiggyRuss]

I'm not apologizing, The Lakers have Davis and you dont know how those others would fit together. You know norhing

doesnt surprise me---- i have irrefutable evidence in black and white from less than 2 months ago that Davis was not in my top 5 then-----but i didnt expect a shred of integrity from you anyway...lol......carry on with your delusions.

 

[Black Adam]

top 5 player? cmon now.

Obviously LeBron, Durant, Giannis, Leonard, Curry, Harden are all better. You can make cases based on preference for Embiid, Westbrook, George, Jokic, Lillard.

top 5...

who do I believe...?

the sports pundits, or you...?

 

[trojanfan12]

this is YOUR list of Top 5 players from less than 2 months ago

1. Lebron: while @tlance makes some good points, I'm not holding his first significant time out injured against him. He's the best until someone shows himself to be better when Lebron is healthy.

2. KD: the one guy with enough of an all around game to pass Lebron and a case can be made that he's already better.

3. Giannis: If KD falters, he's the heir apparent. But he still has a couple of holes in his game that need filled.

4. Curry: His unselfishness actually hurts him on lists like this, imo.

5. Harden: hate putting him here over AD, because I don't like how he plays, but AD needs to show he can stay healthy.

I also qualified AD because of his injuries and Giannis' weaknesses hadn't been exposed yet. I also didn't realize that AD had played in 75 games in his 2 seasons prior to this one.

After learning that AD's injury history isn't as bad as I thought and seeing Giannis exposed, I think AD is currently better. I do, however, think that Giannis will eventually surpass AD.

 

[Black Adam]

You're only saying that because Davis is a Lakers now

beat me to it. But yes, that's EXACTLY why WiggityWack is trying to downgrade him...

who cares, though. Let him keep trying...

 

[WiggyRuss]

I also qualified AD because of his injuries and Giannis' weaknesses hadn't been exposed yet. I also didn't realize that AD had played in 75 games in his 2 seasons prior to this one.

After learning that AD's injury history isn't as bad as I thought and seeing Giannis exposed, I think AD is currently better. I do, however, think that Giannis will eventually surpass AD.

lol....yah.....i am 100% sure this would sitll be your opinion if Davis was still a Pelican. Cmon man thats from 2 months ago......

hey....whatever floats your boat.

That thread was from about 6 weeks ago and a ton of people replied.

I went through it, and the consensus top 5 to me seemed to be:

1. Durant
2. Giannis
3. Curry
4. LeBron
5. Harden

the names that showed up the most beside those 5 were Kawhi and Westbrook.

Davis and Embiid were pretty even after that it seemed-- which to me makes sense.

Plenty of people had Giannis as their #1 overall. I didnt see one person have Davis in their top 4

 

[WiggyRuss]

acutally...

Steeleres Pride tabulated the results and they were as follows:


Ok folks Here are the results. Anything posted beyond this point I am not tallying.
System was

5 points for a first place vote
4 points for a second place vote
3 points for a third place vote
2 points for a fourth place vote
1 point for a fifth place vote

One play was atop the rankings the entire time i was tallying, a handful of late votes completely tossed around the top three sooooooooooo here way are per sportshoopla your best NBA players

1. Kevin Durant 88 points
2. Lebron James 85 points
3. Giannis 82 points
   
   
   
4. steph curry 31 points
5. James Harden 31 points
   
   
   
   
6. KAT 12 points
7. Embiid 11 points
8. Dame lillard 6 points
9. Klay Thompson 5 points
10. Anthony Davis 5 points
11. Draymond Green 4 points
12. Russ westbrook 3 points
13. Kawhi 2 points
14. Kyrie Irving 1 point
15. Jocic 1 point

 

[Wamu]

I also qualified AD because of his injuries and Giannis' weaknesses hadn't been exposed yet. I also didn't realize that AD had played in 75 games in his 2 seasons prior to this one.

After learning that AD's injury history isn't as bad as I thought and seeing Giannis exposed, I think AD is currently better. I do, however, think that Giannis will eventually surpass AD.

Speaking of those 2 to me it seems like AD's been in the league for 10+ years yet he's only 26. And now that he's a Lakers I find that disgusting. Giannis will be 25 during the season. Barring injury both should be in the MVP conversation for the next however many years though.

 

[trojanfan12]

lol....yah.....i am 100% sure this would sitll be your opinion if Davis was still a Pelican. Cmon man thats from 2 months ago......

And?

Things change when more information is learned. Your inability to grasp that is why you are currently living on Mars with one nut.