Newly-acquired Dallas Mavericks star Kristaps Porzingis reportedly would not have re-signed with the New Orleans Pelicans had the New York Knicks decided to make him a part of a potential deal for Anthony Davis.

With the NBA trade deadline only a week away, things are already off to a wild start.

Reports surfaced that Porzingis expressed his unhappiness in a meeting with the Knicks earlier on Thursday, and then shortly after, he was officially dealt to the Mavs.

However, while there was speculation that he could be involved in a deal with the Pelicans, his lack of desire to re-sign with the team clearly played a factor.

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From Kevin O'Connor of The Ringer:

During his meeting with the Knicks, Kristaps Porzingis indicated he wouldn’t re-sign with the Pelicans if dealt there, per sources. It doesn’t matter with Dallas acquiring KP, but along with Lonzo Ball, that’s two young players not thrilled about possibly playing in New Orleans.

This obviously isn't ideal for the Pelicans, who now find themselves in an interesting situation with Davis demanding a trade.

With the Knicks pretty much out of the picture in terms of a potential trade partner at this point, it seems more and more likely that an eventual move to the Los Angeles Lakers could be in the works for Davis.