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Building Gayle Benson

The moment Anthony Davis made his desires for green pastures known to management, Dell Demps was on borrowed time. Seven years of team building came crashing down with a single WOJbomb. But even before Rich Paul and Davis set their plan in motion, there were rumbles in local media circles that owner Gayle Benson was considering a clean house at the end of the season. The idea behind this strategy was to get a fresh GM to make a final pitch to Davis in an effort to secure his extension before owning the inevitable trade. Well life rarely works out the way you want it to.