The Anthony Davis Trade Impact is Finally Being Felt in New Orleans, Crypto Coins News

• The loss of Anthony Davis is showing its full effect in New Orleans.
• The Pelicans need to cut their losses and trade their veterans.
• Despite losing out to a major market, New Orleans’ future looks bright.

When the Anthony Davis trade was announced last summer, some people felt like the Lakers gave up too much. We’re two months into the season and it seems like they didn’t give up nearly enough.

New Orleans is in the midst of a game losing streak as their playoff hopes look all but demolished.The Lakers, meanwhile, are demolishing their opponents.LeBron and AD are wiping their competition off the floor like dead bugs from a windshield. At 50 – 3, the Lakers are on track to win a whopping – plus games after missing the playoffs last year.

The question now is whether or not New Orleans will use this. trade season to flip their veterans for future assets or continue, against all logic, to fight for the playoffs.

What’s Your Move, New Orleans?

By retaining point guard Jrue Holiday and signing JJ Redick and Derrick Favors, New Orleans tried to avoid a full rebuild. On paper, it made sense. They already had plenty of young talent so they didn’t need to tank, and their veterans could mentor their youngsters.

But now that they’re 6 – 21, it’s time for New Orleans to take a healthy look in the mirror. They’re bad,Zion is hurt, and

they’re paying their veterans more than $ million this year.GM David Griffin might have mystical powersbut he needs to use reality on this one.

and it seemed, for a second, like the small-town team outsmarted the major market juggernaut. New Orleans leveraged their way intoa record haul from the Lakers.They also landed Zion Williamson in the draft and suddenly all their problems had seemingly disappeared. Many of us seemed to forget the fact that no matter who the Pelicans got back, none of them would ever be as good as Anthony Davis.The Pelicans have lost a franchise-record times in a row. | Source:Twitter.

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Yes, Brandon Ingram is having a breakout season but Josh Hart can’t stay healthy and Lonzo Ball hasn’t gotten any better. Rookies Jaxson Hayes and Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who arrived via one of the Lakers ’picks, look like nice players who’d be lucky to sniff an all-star game someday.

Anthony Davis immediately hoisted up the Lakers ’ceiling. The skill sets from Ball, Hart, and Ingram could be reasonably replaced with Alex Caruso, Avery Bradley, and Danny Green. New Orleans got the best deal they could after AD signed with LeBron’s agent

and the Lakers asserted their will.*** Anthony Davis Is Shining in LA. , But New Orleans’s Future is Still Bright

Let’s not get confused here, the Pelicans still have a bright future. Hopefully, Zion will come back healthy. Brandon Ingram is a stud. And they have draft assets for days.

Right now they need to play their young talent and see who they want to keep. David Griffin should use his powers to pray that Zion Williamson can someday compare favorably to Anthony Davis.

This article was edited bySam Bourgi***************************************************************