Anothony Davis Traded to the Lakers
The New Orleans Pelicans traded Power Forward Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers were not cheap with what they were willing to give up in order to obtain Davis.
L.A. traded away Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, and three first-round draft picks. One of the picks includes the number 4 overall pick in the upcoming draft next week.
Fans knew coming into the offseason that Davis was sought out by LeBron James and that Davis wanted to be traded out. A blockbuster trade it was too.
Celtics and Lakers are engaged in trade talks with New Orleans on All-NBA star Anthony Davis, league sources tell me, @ZachLowe_NBA, @ramonashelburne and @WindhorstESPN. Lakers No. 4 pick has been discussed as trade chip to help Pels acquire high-level player in multi-team deals.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 12, 2019
Lakers Get
Anthony Davis has a career field goal percentage of 51.7. He also averages 10.5 rebounds a game with 2.1 assists and 2.4 blocks per game.
LeBron and the Lakers are in a win now mentality. The Lakers gave up a lot for the 7-year vet, and still, have more to do once free agency starts.
The NBA is going to have some strong drafts in the coming years and the Pelicans will befit from this trade.
Pelicans Get
Lonzo Ball, in 2 years has a field goal percentage of 38 and averages 10 points a game. New Orleans will be a good refresher for Ball. There, he will not have as many responsibilities and will not take as much heat as he would in a major market. This trade benefits both the Pelicans and Lonzo because of his talent and him starting off fresh.
In only 52 games last year, Brandon Ingram averaged 18.3 points a game along with 5.1 rebounds and 3 assists.
Draft Profile: Zion Williamsonhttps://t.co/aiXVxLMTQh
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) June 17, 2019
by @Jim_Eichenhofer #PelicansDraft pic.twitter.com/TZvkKUzHXe
Even though it is too early on to grade the trade between these two teams, the advantage has to go to New Orleans. It seems clear that Zion will be the first pick in this years draft, they also have the number 4 pick and received 3 good players. None of these players are Anthony Davis but the way Zion can break out in the NBA certainly opens up high hopes for the Pelicans and their fans.
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