NBA just fined AD 50k for making public trade demands

[Randoug]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis has been fined $50,000 by the NBA after his agent, Rich Paul, told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday that his client "wants to be traded to a team that allows him a chance to win consistently and compete for a championship."

The NBA's collective bargaining agreement prohibits players or their agents from publicly requesting a trade.

NBA spokesman Mike Bass told ESPN on Monday night that the league had commenced an investigation earlier that morning upon reading the reports regarding Davis.

The NBA's statement announcing the fine cited the comments made by Paul "in an intentional effort to undermine the contractual relationship between Davis and the Pelicans."


Pelicans' Davis fined $50K for trade demand

 

[Juggalo Fred]

Damn. That's gonna make it hard for him to pay rent this month, huh?

 

[ALonelyDad]

AD wanted a clean breakup but Pelicans don't

 

[Guile]

Adam Silver wants this trade to go down more than anybody.

 

[Auger]

AD wanted a clean breakup but Pelicans don't

If these were always his intentions what were they expecting?

 

[G-Zeus]

Making it easier to make demands now ..

 

[bl2k8]

AD wanted a clean breakup but Pelicans don't

I feel like Rich was doing too much with the statement. Why not just have it leak like every other star who demands a trade? Maybe I’m missing something here

 

[Stop_It_5]

He got fined because his agent came out and made a formal statement.

Melo, Dwight, CP3, PG, Kawhi, etc. leaked the request to the media but they never had an agent flat out come forward and say it like Rich did.

 

[BXKingPin82]

damn. he aint even playing tonight.

 

[ALonelyDad]

I feel like Rich was doing too much with the statement. Why not just have it leak like every other star who demands a trade? Maybe I’m missing something here

He just wanted AD's side out, you see how the narratives go when people don't speak out. Kawhi didn't say a word but the whole league turned on him lol. But my post was not just about this fine, if you read the official statement by Pelicans yesterday, there was a lot of shade and they could have kept it to themselves as well.

 

[kdslittlebro]

Damn 50k? nikkas really gonna have to consider if these fines are worth it

 

[CHERUB]

He Gone in the next few days

 

[Stop_It_5]

I feel like Rich was doing too much with the statement. Why not just have it leak like every other star who demands a trade? Maybe I’m missing something here

Because he knows Boston can't make an offer until the offseason and any package draft related (Knicks) doesn't really come to fruition until the lottery takes place.

The Lakers can make the best offer right now pre-trade deadline and this is their attempt to get AD there right now. It won't work but 50k is nothing to shoot that shot.

 

[Mad Good Dro]

Probably bout to get traded in the next day or two.

 

[who_better_than_me]

damn. he aint even playing tonight.

Neither is Mirotic or Randle