David Griffin—New Orleans Pelicans VP of Basketball Operations—has seen this situation play out before. In 2014 with the Cavaliers, he orchestrated a trade that sent the first-overall pick Andrew Wiggins to Minnesota. Could he play the opposite role and execute a trade with the New York Knicks for the 2019 first-overall pick in exchange for Anthony Davis? If previous New Orleans Pelicans rumors are true and AD is open to signing long-term with the Knicks, there could definitely be something here.
Will history repeat itself?
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ post-LeBron James Era was unkind to the franchise.