In this three-teamer, Houston moves it’s reportedly disgruntled (always disgruntled) superstar (?), giving him another shot at bright-lights in a big city. Houston also gets to plug some holes in their own roster while becoming an even worse defense than the Pelicans currently field. Anthony Davis gets reunited with some familiar faces, and we get two of my favorite below-the-radar players.
Note: The Knicks send Houston their 2016 and their 2018 1st round picks both top 5 protected.
Why the Pelicans do it:
This is mainly a move on from the Omer Asik era.