When the San Antonio Spurs re-signed LaMarcus Aldridge and Pau Gasol, they absorbed most of the available cap space for the 2018 offseason. Prior to that, no trades were made for superstars, either, while other Western Conference teams acquired the likes of Chris Paul, Paul George, Jimmy Butler and Carmelo Anthony.
Anthony Davis wasn’t among the star players that moved via trade. The New Orleans Pelicans provided him with a fellow elite player, DeMarcus Cousins, before the 2017 NBA Trade Deadline. However, might this not be enough to keep Davis long-term?
ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski wrote a piece on Davis’ all-out desire to win.