Anthony Davis traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for 3 players, multiple #1 picks

SmashMouth · 06-15-2019, 11:29 PM

The New Orleans Pelicans have traded superstar Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and three first-round picks, a source confirmed to NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune on Saturday.

ESPN was first to report the trade.

One of the first-round picks will be the No. 4 selection in the upcoming NBA Draft on June 20.

There is reason to believe the Pelicans are not done dealing. Sources inside the organization have indicated the team will continue to make moves and could deal either the No. 4 pick or one of the players they are taking back.

Also, what the future picks entail remains to be seen. According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, New Orleans could control the Lakers’ first-round picks for several years into the future with pick swaps on top of gaining outright picks.

The trade ends a months-long saga ever since Davis’ agent Rich Paul went public with the trade request on Jan. 28. After the Pelicans didn’t deal Davis at the deadline, the team turned its focus to keeping him the rest of the season.

After the All-Star break, when the Pelicans moved on from general manager Dell Demps, New Orleans interim GM Danny Ferry and the coaching staff came up with a plan to play Davis in the 20-25 minute range for the rest of the season while giving him off on back-to-backs.

Davis did not play the final seven games of the season because of back spasms and famously wore a “That’s All Folks” t-shirt to the final game of the season.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 37,183 Blog Entries: 29	Anthony Davis traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for 3 players, multiple #1 picks The New Orleans Pelicans have traded superstar Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and three first-round picks, a source confirmed to NOLA.com \| The Times-Picayune on Saturday. ESPN was first to report the trade. One of the first-round picks will be the No. 4 selection in the upcoming NBA Draft on June 20. There is reason to believe the Pelicans are not done dealing. Sources inside the organization have indicated the team will continue to make moves and could deal either the No. 4 pick or one of the players they are taking back. Also, what the future picks entail remains to be seen. According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, New Orleans could control the Lakers’ first-round picks for several years into the future with pick swaps on top of gaining outright picks. Twitter Twitter The trade ends a months-long saga ever since Davis’ agent Rich Paul went public with the trade request on Jan. 28. After the Pelicans didn’t deal Davis at the deadline, the team turned its focus to keeping him the rest of the season. After the All-Star break, when the Pelicans moved on from general manager Dell Demps, New Orleans interim GM Danny Ferry and the coaching staff came up with a plan to play Davis in the 20-25 minute range for the rest of the season while giving him off on back-to-backs. Davis did not play the final seven games of the season because of back spasms and famously wore a “That’s All Folks” t-shirt to the final game of the season. more here