Allow me to tell you something you already knew: Dell Demps failed miserably in the Anthony Davis era. He made incredibly unwise decisions in free agency and in trades, but worst of all might have been his drafting. In the Davis era, the New Orleans Pelicans traded away literally every first-round selection they made within just months of drafting them. The 2015 NBA Draft was no different.
So, why didn’t they own their first-round selection in 2015, you ask? Great question, they traded it away to acquire Omer Asik and Omri Casspi.