The Golden State Warriors have the best record in the NBA at 40-10, and with a tricky cap situation, they aren't expected to be very active in the coming days ahead of the Feb. 8 trade deadline.
While they are interested in acquiring some minor parts (they've shown interest in Kyle O'Quinn), the Warriors are planning a big move for the offseason. According to Sean Deveney of the Sporting News, Golden State is one of a handful of teams that plan to pursue a trade for New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis this offseason.
If there’s a player who correlates best with Griffin around the league — a star big man who is languishing on a mediocre team, surrounded by trade rumors that have gone nowhere — it’s the Pelicans’ Anthony Davis. But, like Griffin up until the last week or two, Davis has been declared untouchable by New Orleans’ brass.
That won’t change between now and next week’s trade deadline. Pelicans general manager Dell Demps won’t trade Davis, and the only way he will go is if Demps is replaced after the year is over. Multiple teams have attempted to engage the Pelicans in trade talks concerning Davis in the past year, but according to one league executive, "The conversations end quickly, as I understand."
Several teams — Boston, most prominently, but also Golden State, San Antonio and Chicago — will go into this trade deadline not only with their own rosters in mind, but with some consideration for the potential of a Davis trade this summer.
Davis, 24, has routinely said that he wants to spend his entire career with the Pelicans and is only in the second year of the five-year max deal that will keep him in the Big Easy until 2021.
New Orleans' front office has also remained adamant about keeping Davis, but if Demps gets fired following the season, there's a very real possibility that a new GM would push the button on a rebuild - and Davis would bring back a significant return.
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Earlier this month, there was talk of a potential trade in which Golden State would send both Klay Thompson and Draymond Green to New Orleans for Davis. Thompson is under contract through the 2018-19 season and Golden State is not expected to be able to re-sign him, as he's expected to receive a max contract on the open market. Green's deal expires the following season.
Davis is averaging 26.5 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game this season.
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