With the Los Angeles Lakers unable to secure a move for New Orleans Pelicans want-away superstar Anthony Davis prior to the closing of the trade deadline, the New York Knicks have now emerged as serious contenders to land the highly sought after 25-year-old in the summer.
In his piece for the New York Post, Marc Berman explains how the Pelicans and their assets could emerge as frontrunners for Davis in the offseason.
If the Knicks luck out in the lottery with a top-two pick, the Pelicans will pay attention to them on draft night. A potential scenario is the Pelicans crafting a draft-night deal when the picks are revealed. In the Knicks’ case, the trade wouldn’t become official July 1 when they have their $74 million in cap space.
The Knicks have plenty of young assets the Pelicans would consider, according to a source. Along with a lottery pick in June and one of the two Dallas first-rounders, the Pelicans can choose between two of the following: Smith, Kevin Knox, Frank Ntilikina, Mitchell Robinson and Damyean Dotson.
The recently-concluded Kristaps Porzingis trade was met with fury and a bitter sense of betrayal from the Knicks faithful, but once the dust had settled, they soon realized how impressive this move turned out to be.
As detailed by Berman, the cap-space-clearing, draft-pick-acquiring deal will look to payoff for New York as soon as this summer. The Knicks have been terrible over the past few years, but it appears that they will completely turn it around starting next season.
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