If Minnesota is involved it would be interesting for the Pelicans to try to get Towns by giving up Zion. The value of an undisputed #1 pick is at an alltime high around draft night, why not capitalize on that? With Towns you have a guaranteed star, who's only 23 and can still become a superstar.
Just look at this year's numbers (quite amazing):
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4 PTS/ 12.4 REB / 3.4 AST / 1.6 BLK, while shooting: 56 (2FG%) / 40 (3FG%) / 84 (FT%) = 62,2 TS%
Group of players (FGM>8 and TS%>60%): Antetokounmpo, Curry, Durant, Towns, Harden, Leonard
Group of players (PPG>20, REB>10, BLK>1): Antetokounmpo, Embiid, Davis, Towns, Vucevic
Group of players (2FG%>52, 3FG%>37, FGA>12): Curry, Bogdanovic, Towns, Irving, Harris, Leonard
With the failed Butler experience and the stagnation of Wiggins, I'm sure Minnesota knows they aren't contending any time soon. Get Zion and create a new window, before you're pushed into the position of having to sell Towns anyway, since he wants to compete.
I don't want the Celtics to give up Smart (and Williams), but I think that they'll be made available. The Pelicans could build around Tatum and Towns, who're both versatile scorers inside and outside, and have potential to get better on defense.
New Orleans Pelicans
in: Towns, Covington, Tatum, Smart, Williams, Memphis pick
out: Davis, Hill, #1 pick
Boston Celtics
in: Davis
out: Tatum, Smart, Williams, Yabusele, #20 pick, Memphis pick
Minnesota Timberwolves
in: Hill, Yabusele, #1 pick, #20 pick
out: Towns, Covington
New Pelicans rotation:
PG: Smart, Payton (re-sign), Jackson
SG: Holiday, Moore, #39 Windler
SF: Tatum, Covington, K. Williams
PF: Randle (re-sign), Wood, Diallo
C: Towns, Okafor, R.Williams