When Anthony Davis made it clear on Monday that he wanted to be traded from the New Orleans Pelicans, the team that drafted him just short of seven years ago, it likely shook the foundations of smaller-market teams around the NBA, along with their fans.
The Jazz and their fanbase know all about the shaking, although when their star player — Gordon Hayward — left them in free agency, he gave them no forewarning that he wanted out. In that regard, the Pelicans are better situated than the Jazz were, having the opportunity between now and the end of Davis’ contract to get something in return for a tremendous player they’d lose, either way.