Although they play different sports, Anthony Davis and Mike Trout have had similar careers. They have each played seven full seasons for the team that drafted them. They have both been hailed as generational talents, but have mostly been stuck on lousy teams. Davis’s New Orleans Pelicans have won one NBA playoff series. Trout’s Los Angeles Angels have only played in one baseball playoff series.
But now Trout is on the verge of signing a massive contract extension that should keep him with the Angels for almost his entire career. Davis has requested a trade from the Pelicans, and this summer, they will surely oblige.