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Message: [QUOTE="Melancer46, post: 2894943, member: 1674"] I'd say Davis to the Lakers is odds-on the most likely if he gets traded this week, but I still think other teams are out there that could top the Lakers offers and I expect at least one team to actually go for it, with the thinking being that at minimum, a Celtics offer will be there in the offseason if Davis' new team ultimately gets the impression that he won't sign with them. People have mentioned Denver and Toronto as those dark horses, but I think they might view themselves as so good now that it's just an unnecessary risk. I think the Knicks remain a legitimate contender to get him if they want. They have a ton of picks that they can offer now, plus Knox, DSJ, Frank, the expirings that they just acquired (and Kanter), etc. The idea of adding Davis and then signing Durant and Kyrie/Kemba has to be crazy tempting for them. I kinda wonder if a middling team goes for it just to see what happens. Maybe a team like Brooklyn that appears to be playoff-bound for the first time in what feels like 7ish years. They have a ton of expiring contracts that they can offer, young prospects that could be flipped like Rodions Kurucs, Dzanan Musa, Caris LeVert, or if they're feeling particularly ballsy, Jarrett Allen, and they also own all of their own draft picks moving forwards after they give this year's pick to Denver. If Davis is willing to sign long-term with the Knicks, maybe the Nets think they could convince him to sign with them too and I think they could potentially have space for a max FA in addition to acquiring Davis if my napkin-math is correct. A team like Sacramento could could make a strong offer if they're willing to be risky by sending something like Bagley, Cauley-Stein, Justin Jackson, and the expiring contracts of Randolph and McLemore for Davis and Solomon Hill's contract. They too own all of their picks moving forwards after this year's draft. I'd still be betting on the Lakers getting it done if anyone does this week, but I guess my point is that the fact that Davis has 1.5 years left on his deal makes it more likely IMO that a dark horse team will actually go for it because they can always get cold feet later on and flip him and recover a lot of the costs. Edit: And if New Orleans prefers a more established center piece in a deal rather than completely blowing it up and going super young, I think a team like Portland could make an interesting offer with something like McCollum, Zach Collins, Anfernee Simons, and draft picks. Washington could do something similar with Beal, Troy Brown, and maybe an exchange of an expiring contract like Markieff Morris for Solomon Hill or something like that along with draft picks. [/QUOTE]

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