January 28th, 2019, New Orleans Pelicans’ franchise cornerstone, Anthony Davis, publicly requests a trade from the organization. The situation is bleak; resident GM, Dell Demps, is soon after relieved of duties. An era is coming to an unfortunate conclusion, or at the time was viewed as unfortunate. You see since then the organization has made all the right moves, and the perception of the team has completely altered in a span of just five months.
Gayle Benson has done an absolutely remarkable job of evaluating and finding the best possible talent around to usher in a new era in the Big Easy.