Anthony Davis Is Finally A Laker

Anthony Davis has just been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, and 3 first round picks. Anthony Davis has finally been granted a trade and now we can move on from the speculation of where he'll go, to now finally being able to talk about what his impact will be in Los Angeles.

The New Orlean Pelicans won this trade easily, they just got the best value possible for Anthony Davis. Davis wasn't going to resign with the Pelicans and the league knew it, this typically means that teams won't give up mostly all their future. The Lakers were desperate to get a star to line up with LeBron James, which created a perfect scenario for the Pelicans. The Pelicans could squeeze everything out of the Lakers to help them rebuild for the future. The Pelicans just got the Laker's future today and got the 4th overall pick in this draft. If by any chance that the Knicks do pass on Rj Barrett, which would be the typical Knicks thing to do, New Orleans could pair up Rj with Zion Williamson.

The Lakers finally got the Superstar they wanted to pair up next to LeBron James. They were adamant to making sure Kyle Kuzma wouldn't be apart of the trade for Anthony Davis. This trade feels like the Lakers are putting everything on the table to prove to LeBron James that they are going to do everything they can to put a winning team next to him. Anthony Davis paired up with LeBron James could be the scariest front court pair in the league next season. Their will be a lot of alley-oops, with Anthony Davis being on the receiving end of most of them. The Lakers are finally relevant again, it just cost them their future.

This move showed the league that the Lakers are truly putting all their chips on the table for now, they aren't thinking of a future or getting young assets because they want to win now. This was a win now move by the Lakers, and a move to show LeBron that they are committed to winning now. The Pelicans just got handed the perfect trade to fully commit to a proper rebuild around Zion Williamson, and honestly the Pelicans won this trade. When we look back at this trade we will all agree the Pelicans won.