After failing to acquire Anthony Davis at the 2019 NBA Trade Deadline, the expectation was the Los Angeles Lakers would be among the teams to re-engage with the New Orleans Pelicans come the offseason.
The likelihood that the Pelicans would ultimately moved forward with trading Davis was paused in some regard when David Griffin was hired as executive vice president of basketball operations. Griffin made it clear his focus was to convince Davis to remain with the organization.
Beyond adding a renowned executive to their front office, the Pelicans netted another bargaining chip by securing the No.