Kevin Durant to the New York Knicks has been the hottest rumor in the NBA. If Durant does decide to leave and test the free agent waters, he will have no shortage of suitors. But amidst the Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers, Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers lies another team poised to make a run at the 10-time All-Star—the New Orleans Pelicans.
On the surface, the Pelicans do not seem like an ideal fit. For one, the face of the franchise, Anthony Davis publically requested a trade midway through last season.