Don't think the Pelicans is going anywhere, at the beginning of 2019/20 season AD's contract will have only 2 years left, that's Pelicans last chance to trade him, otherwise the year after teams will just wait to sign him as FA.
We can offer Horford's and Crowder's expiring contract, plus one of Brown, and whoever we draft in 2017 and 2018, plus Memphis 1st round pick and fillers, that's two starter veterans + one high ceiling young prospect + one potential lottery draft pick for AD.
By then IT will be 30, AB will be 29, still at their prime, Smart starts to enter his prime, and at least one of Zizic and Yabu and whoever we draft in 2018 with our own pick should be useful.
Our core could look like this:
IT, AB, Jaylen Brown, AD, Zizic
Smart, lesser one of 2017/2018 rookie
Lebron James will be 35 years old, he should finally start to fade, the east is ours to take (ok maybe we have to defeat the 76ers lead by "The Process"), day dreaming feels good:)
Topic: long shot idea: draft 2017 and 2018 Nets pick, trade for Anthony Davis in 2020 (Read 1002 times)