While the 2019 free agency class is expected to include some of the game’s top talent in Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard and Klay Thompson, among others, it could overlap with Anthony Davis winding up on the trade block.
Davis remains under contract for two more seasons, but the final year — 2020-21 — is a player option. The New Orleans Pelicans can offer a five-year, $239.5 million contract extension in July.
Davis previously signed a five-year, $145 million extension with the Pelicans in July 2015. Considering his declaration that ‘legacy’ carries more significance to him than financial gain, the Pelicans being the only team capable of offering a supermax extension may prove insignificant.