NBA commissioner Adam Silver doesn’t like trade demands like the one Anthony Davis made to the New Orleans Pelicans earlier this year, but he acknowledges that it’s simply a reality of any sports league.
“That’s nothing new in this league. I won’t name names, but some of the greatest names in the history of this league have demanded trades at various points in their contract,” Silver said. “Having said that, no one likes to see an instance where a player is demanding that he be traded when he still is in the middle of a contractual obligation to a team.