This season's trade deadline is over, but that doesn't mean analysts will stop coming up with potential deal options in the offseason.
According to us media outlet Chris Brussard, he suggested that the Heat should push the Lakers for a trade involving Anthony Davis in the case of Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo sending jimmy Butler and Bambayo this offseason:
"I'll push for trades with Bam Adebayor and Jimmy Butler, and I'll do that. If the Heat are still out in the second round of the playoffs, Pat Riley may do that," Brusad said, "Davis is a better player than Butler and Adebayor, and we all know Riley likes star players, he might do that." ”
Riley does like star players, but given Anthony Davis' age and injury history, such a deal wouldn't make particularly sense for the Heat at least.
Statistically, while Anthony Davis' 23.1 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game is indeed the best of the three players, Butler also averaged 21.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 6 assists per game, and Adebayo averaged 18.6 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, plus the two are the kind of players who can stay healthy and have a tough on-court performance, and these two players will definitely have a higher value than Davis.
So even though the Lakers may try to push for a deal involving Anthony Davis in the offseason this year, it is estimated that the Heat are unlikely to push such a deal with the Lakers in the case of sending Butler and Adebayo, after all, Anthony Davis is no longer the cornerstone player who can build the roster.