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Do Washington fans actually fans actually want the team to trade Anthony Davis?
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00:00How about this tweet from Chris Haynes?
00:02I think this is interesting.
00:03LeBron James and the Lakers still have yet to have a conversation regarding his future,
00:07but that's expected to change in light of Golden State's strategic maneuvering
00:11to position themselves at the landing spot.
00:13So the Lakers and LeBron haven't even talked yet,
00:16and now that the Warriors seem like legit contenders,
00:19like, yeah, maybe we should have a conversation with LeBron.
00:22Seems a little bit nuts to me that they haven't even at least just reached out
00:26and said, hey, you coming back?
00:28I mean, I know it's the offseason.
00:29I get some of those things, but...
00:31Also, what does that mean, right?
00:33Like, they haven't talked or he hasn't told them what he's going to do.
00:38Well, I mean, he's probably going to tell them that I'm going to go to Golden State,
00:41assuming they can get Anthony Davis.
00:45Can LeBron only go to Golden State if they get AD?
00:48No, I think he's a free agent.
00:50Right, but I'm saying, like, if you want to just go play with Steph anyway,
00:54I don't know.
00:55He's such a needy...
00:56I mean, he definitely could.
00:57I mean, because it's not as if they couldn't...
00:59Wouldn't you...
01:00Do people still like LeBron?
01:02I don't know.
01:02He's a great player.
01:03Sal, you're a LeBroniac.
01:05Like, do you not find this, like, constant shuffling
01:09and just trying to land in the...
01:11Like, he...
01:12It seems like he has a real divide
01:16from just trying to build his own way to a title
01:19and just always running around looking for the best team.
01:21This is the part I hate the most about LeBron.
01:23He does it every time.
01:25Every team, he's...
01:26He's kind of like that Tom Brady...
01:28You know that Tom Brady quote when they ask, like,
01:30oh, what's your...
01:31What's the best ring?
01:32The next one.
01:33And with LeBron, it's like, what's your favorite team?
01:35He's probably thinking the next one.
01:37And, like, that's just the way that he thinks.
01:39And so, it's annoying.
01:41It's stupid.
01:43Yeah, but the difference with Brady is for the vast majority of his career,
01:46he did it in New England.
01:47Exactly.
01:48He wasn't constantly running around.
01:49No, I...
01:49Of course.
01:50And I think LeBron, it's different.
01:52Like, he runs around and he wants to win a championship
01:55in every team he's at.
01:57I don't...
01:59In no way do I knock him for wanting to win a title.
02:01Yeah, that's admirable.
02:02The knock is for just staying in one place
02:05and trying to build up a squad.
02:07Yeah, going somewhere else to make sure that you can
02:09put yourself in a better position.
02:10Right.
02:11And that's the tough part.
02:13Because, like, championships in the NBA
02:15have gotten to the point that that's all that matters.
02:17And to an extent, it is.
02:19But, like, there is something to be said, like,
02:22going back to the guy that's always throwing the conversation with him,
02:24Jordan.
02:25He had to work, they had to build, they had to get better,
02:27and then they finally got there and they three-peated twice.
02:29Right?
02:29Like, it was something that they built to that climax
02:32of winning a championship.
02:33Versus LeBron, they were building something in Cleveland
02:37and then he just jumps ship and immediately gets to the NBA Finals.
02:41Now, they lost two of four finals there in Miami,
02:43which is still crazy to think about.
02:44But, you know, like, his ability to just kind of jump around
02:47and go here and there and, like,
02:49him being able to bring back a championship to Cleveland
02:51with Kyrie and Kevin Love is still going to be really,
02:54really cool to think about.
02:55That was one of the coolest things ever.
02:56But, like...
02:57I mean, especially to beat Golden State.
02:58Yeah, to just jump around the way that he has.
03:01Like, if he was on one team throughout his entire career,
03:04I think the conversation around him is entirely different.
03:06Right.
03:06But it's not.
03:07I mean, he's been bouncing around.
03:08He's going to do it again.
03:09Let's go to Brad in Manassas.
03:10Brad, you think this AD trade's going to happen?
03:14I think it should, because AD, if he knows Golden State's interested,
03:19he's probably going to tell the Wizards,
03:20I'm not playing for you.
03:21So, they might as well get something for him.
03:24Yeah, I hope the Wiz are going to stand fast on a good return
03:29and not just, all right, like, if you're not going to play here,
03:31we'll make it happen.
03:32Thanks for the call, Brad.
03:33I want two ones, or I want a one and yaks.
03:38And, obviously, Butler's got to be a part of it for the money.
03:41That's fine.
03:42I honestly would just say you buy him out.
03:44I don't know how that works.
03:45He's not playing for you.
03:46The same way that we're talking about AD not playing for you,
03:48he ain't playing for you.
03:49We all wondered if AD was going to play for them.
03:51Sure as hell, over the last 48 hours, it seems like he's not.
03:55You still have this Jalen Brown kind of thing hanging.
03:58Well, and that's where I think it's interesting.
04:00You know, you have to give Boston something,
04:02because they're sort of in a win-now mode as well.
04:04So, you have to give them something that would be interesting.
04:07But wouldn't you think, if you're the Warriors,
04:09and you can put together Steph, LeBron, and Draymond,
04:13wouldn't you rather have Jalen Brown with that mix than Anthony Davis?
04:16Yes.
04:18I don't know.
04:19I guess because of the fact that they're not going to be able to give you
04:21someone that can help you this season,
04:23because Jimmy Butler is hurt for most of the year,
04:25maybe Boston's not as interested.
04:27But I find that at least a little bit interesting,
04:29that they're so set on Anthony Davis,
04:31maybe just because of the relationship with LeBron.
04:33Let's go to Jay in D.C.
04:35Jay, you think they're going to trade A.D.?
04:38You know, guys, I was thinking, listening to you,
04:40that this is great, because you know LeBron,
04:42I mean, he doesn't care about the future of wherever place he's going.
04:46So, he forced Andrew Wiggins out of Cleveland,
04:48no problem, to get love.
04:50So, he'll force Yaks to us, for sure.
04:52And I think the key, we need a first in Yaks or forget about it.
04:56So, I was like, oh, this is going to be great over the next 24 hours.
04:59But then, I thought, like, Davis, he might turn around and be like,
05:04oh, my hamstring feels a little sore, you know?
05:06And, like, what do we do when we're demanding Yaks,
05:10and they're saying no, and Davis is telling Dawkins,
05:13man, I do feel my knee hurts a little bit.
05:15You know, like, what do we do at that point?
05:17I would love to see Yaks.
05:19I'm all in on a first in Yaks, 100%.
05:21But I don't know what we do if Davis is pushing us.
05:25Well, so the interesting part about that is at least Boston is in.
05:28It sounds like they could be in on trading Jalen Brown.
05:31Now, maybe Anthony Davis says,
05:33I'm only signing an extension with Golden State,
05:35and he can force his way that way.
05:37But at least there's another team in here,
05:39so that the Wizards are at least able to say,
05:42we're not going to walk out of here empty-handed.
05:45If we want to trade him,
05:46we can trade him potentially to Boston,
05:49potentially to Golden State.
05:50But Golden State's the most interested.
05:52If we're able to just continue to stand pat here
05:54until you give us what we want,
05:57if you say we're not willing to go there,
05:59then we just pivot back to Boston.
06:00So at least there's another suitor.
06:02Sure.
06:04This is from Shams over the weekend on ESPN,
06:07asked about Jalen Brown being a possibility.
06:09What if you, Shams, can you make this work,
06:12whether it's Jalen Brown going to the Wizards,
06:14and then someone like Anthony Davis going back to the Celtics,
06:17because it is going to take a lot,
06:19but I don't know if all teams are going to be willing
06:21to part with those four first-round picks
06:22that seems to sort of be that starting price?
06:24You could imagine it.
06:26That's why I think it's going to be interesting to see
06:28which team gets Jalen Brown, potentially,
06:31because it might not be someone that we expect,
06:34given the asking price and given all these things.
06:38That's really interesting.
06:39Like, I'd be far more excited about Jalen Brown than Anthony Davis.
06:46Well, if you get Jalen Brown,
06:48I think it completely changes the calculus.
06:50You go from a team that's like, all right, well, it'd be nice
06:52if they get into the playoffs.
06:53If you get Jalen Brown, we're talking about a team
06:55that hopefully is missing the play-in
06:58and getting into the playoffs.
06:59Right, totally.
07:00Let's go to Eric in Richmond.
07:01Eric, what do you make of all this AD trade rumor stuff?
07:04Well, I'll tell you, if it's me,
07:06I'm holding on to AD for the best trade probability.
07:09He is a great trade bait.
07:11Again, you guys mentioned before, he may get hurt.
07:14He may not be there.
07:15I would wait.
07:16It's a lot of interest in AD right now.
07:18I would certainly trade him for the highest value.
07:22So you say you want to wait closer to the trade deadline
07:25during the season?
07:27Well, the interest is high now.
07:30So just make sure you get what you know.
07:32We can get the maximum, a couple of first rounds or whatever.
07:34We're not getting full first rounders for AD.
07:36But I'm just saying, I'm ready to go with AD.
07:39It was a great move to get him.
07:40Here's the flip side.
07:41Listen, I hear you.
07:43Like, if you can get this into the season,
07:45get to the trade deadline, AD's playing well.
07:47You could maximize the value.
07:49But the flip side is, this dude hasn't stayed healthy in years.
07:53It's entirely possible he doesn't play or is hurt or whatever.
07:56And whatever, right now might be the maximum time
08:00to have leverage in the Anthony Davis trade conversation.
08:05Well, I agree with that wholeheartedly.
08:07I agree.
08:08I agree.
08:08I appreciate the call, bud.
08:11Let's see what our guy Shane has to say.
08:13Shane, what do you think about the Anthony Davis situation?
08:17Hey, look, JP, all ears.
08:19Great show last night.
08:20It was great.
08:21Love watching your show, man.
08:22You kill it.
08:23Hey, look, here's what I would take for him.
08:25I would take some hot sauce and some chicken wings.
08:27I don't want him here anyway.
08:29Like, let's call it what it is.
08:30What's he going to do?
08:31Play 30 games?
08:32You hit on the head.
08:33What does he play?
08:34How many games he's played in the last 10 years?
08:37Let's call it what it is.
08:38Like I said, I'll take anything for this man.
08:41Besides Ben Chilibo, hell to that note.
08:44But listen, he's got to go.
08:46Give me something for him.
08:48You will.
08:48I think you get it.
08:49Yeah.
08:50I think he's gone, dude.
08:51I think so, too.
08:52Chicken wings and hot sauce, JP.
08:53That's what he's worth right now.
08:54Thanks, buddy.
08:55I think he's worth more than that, although I do love chicken wings and hot sauce.
08:58What's your percentage chance that he ends up playing game one of the season with Golden
09:02State?
09:03Or not the Wizards, because I guess Boston's technically in there.
09:06What is my percentage chance he plays game one is an interesting question anyway.
09:11Just the introduction.
09:12True, true.
09:13We'll presume health for the conversation.
09:15My percentage chance he's a Wizard opening night?
09:2220?
09:23Yeah.
09:23I got like an 80% chance he's on another team.
09:25Correct.
09:26100%.
09:26That's exactly where I agree.
09:28It's like somewhere in 75, 80%.
09:29How do you want to extend him?
09:30And I don't think he wants to be here if he doesn't get extended.
09:33I was wrong, because I thought that there was no chance you could get anything of worth
09:37until he suited up and played, because you could at least show, okay, Anthony Davis has
09:40still got it.
09:41And turns out I was wrong, because Golden State, potentially Boston is interested, and this
09:47is why you make those sorts of moves, to get a guy, buy low, and now you could sell
09:51him for just, like you said, it might even just be a transactional type of deal, but
09:55to come out slightly ahead from what you got traded for him?
09:58Great.
09:59Toby, you don't go to bars.
10:00I do not.
10:01Things look different at 10 p.m. than they do at midnight.
10:04We're at the midnight stretch of Anthony Davis.
10:07Anthony Davis is looking real good right now.
10:09We're going to keep the phone lines going.
10:11I'm going to sneak in Chris and call Pepper real quick.
10:13Chris, what do you make of this Anthony Davis situation?
10:16Oh, I love every bit of it, sir.
10:18Good morning.
10:19Happy Monday.
10:20You got to go ahead and move him.
10:21That man can walk outside and trip and break his ankle, and then he has no more trade value,
10:25just like he had before, before we traded for him.
10:27You have to make the move.
10:29I love Yaxel.
10:30Huge Alabama fan.
10:31Watched him in the Sweet 16.
10:33He decimated my team.
10:34For me, the three-point getting under the basket physical, he'd be a great addition for
10:39us.
10:39And if you can flip Anthony Davis for him and all the other players you've been flipping
10:43over the past three years, I mean, I think it's a slam dunk.
10:47You got to make that move.
10:48You got to bring him in.
10:49I want Yaxel here.
10:50Give me Yax.
10:51Let's go.
10:52Listen to all the Yaxel Landenborg love.
10:54I thought I was a man on an island.
10:56Apparently, there's a lot of us.
10:58Now, weirdly, Toby's already established as a Yax hater.
11:02Luigi's in there shaking his head at me while Jeff's at the doctor's office.
11:04We got to explore the Yaxel hate when we return.
11:07It's P. Mitch and Finley.
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