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Knicks Linked to Anthony Davis in Blockbuster Trade
Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis could be traded to the New York Knicks this summer.
The New York Knicks have made it no secret - they want a star this summer.
A lot of who that player may be will be dictated off of the results of the NBA Playoffs, and one general manager believes that player could be Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis.
“You have to get him somewhere he wants to be. He wants to be a Laker. So if you trade him, you have to do right by him, send him to a good team in a good market, you don’t want to burn any bridges with (Klutch Sports, Davis’s representatives)," a general manager told Heavy. "You need a team willing to take on his money. Because it’s a lot. And you need a team who can load you up with draft picks.
“There’s really one team that fits all of those, and that’s the Knicks. It would not be hard to make a deal work there. You can line up the salaries. You can package a ton of picks. You can throw in a young player. You can take on a salary the Lakers might not want. I mean, he is one player and you can get a huge haul here.”
Davis, 31, averaged 24.7 points per game and a career-high 12.6 rebounds per game this season. He also averaged 2.3 blocks, 1.2 steals and 3.5 assists.
Davis helped lead the Lakers to victory last night against his former team, the New Orleans Pelicans, in the Western Conference Play-In Tournament. Now, Davis and the Lakers will face Nikola Jokic and the defending champion Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs. If the Lakers lose, it could be the final series for Davis before a potential Knicks trade this summer.
