Of course we'd love Anthony Davis, who wouldn't? But my god some of these trade ideas around here are just...
I've seen people post, "Crowder, Smart, Brown, Tatum, and Morris + package of first round picks (Nets, Lakers included) for Anthony Davis", or something along those lines Then I've seen some post, Horford, Tatum/Brown, Rozier, Crowder, Picks for Anthony Davis.
What exactly are we telling future FA's and players if we sign our first marquee FA in history (Horford), only to trade him like 1.5 or 2 years later... I understand that New Orleans won't trade AD (4 whole years of control left) for peanuts, but aren't these proposed ideas basically gutting our team in a sense, too?
I also understand that in terms of AD's salary and Isaiah impending FA, and to make it all fit, it will be difficult to acquire Anthony Davis in that regard (fitting salaries, cap space, all that calculus involved).
I think the name we should be looking more at this deadline or next summer is KRISTAPS PORZINGIS. Will still cost quite a bit in trade as well, but he has 2 years left on his ROOKIE (cheap) deal as of now, is more likely to leave due to frustration if Knicks start off horrible, and the Knicks FO is a bigger mess than Pelicans IMO. There's probably a good chance KP isn't available either,
but I'd bet more $$ that if someone got traded between the 2 based on situations/circumstances, it's KP. And honestly I think Mannix is just having fun with this. There's no truth to the Davis rumors at all (that he's even remotely going to be available). I wish there was, but Pelicans have ZERO reason to trade him with 4 years left on his deal (if Cousins-AD doesn't work, they can just trade Cousins and try again to build around AD). Now if AD himself demanded out, that's a different story, but I haven't heard that yet.
Meanwhile for Porzingis... he skipped his exit meeting, has barely spoken to the Knicks, has tweeted out a few questionable things, and has his brother talking for him to the media mostly. THAT is someone who is frustrated and may want out real soon, especially once Carmelo is traded.
What do you guys think?