By trading three first-round draft choices along with Josh Hart, Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram to get Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers have vaulted up from the NBA lottery to being the top favorite to win the 2019-20 title. The Pelicans get protections on two of the three draft picks in the trade; the only concessions that New Orleans had to make was to let the Lakers keep Kyle Kuzma -- but that just netted them that third draft choice.Read More
By trading three first-round draft choices along with Josh Hart, Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram to get Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers have vaulted up from the NBA lottery to being the top favorite to win the 2019-20 title. The Pelicans get protections on two of the three draft picks in the trade; the only concessions that New Orleans had to make was to let the Lakers keep Kyle Kuzma -- but that just netted them that third draft choice.