Pelicans Rumors: Can Nets top Lakers, Celtics, Knicks for Anthony Davis?

Well, what do you know? More New Orleans Pelicans rumors involving Anthony Davis! It seems the Brooklyn Nets want in the mix and could look to put together an offer for AD. Could they outbid the other likely trade suitors?

The closer we get to the NBA Draft and Free Agency, the New Orleans Pelicans rumors swirling around Anthony Davis will reach a tornado-like intensity. We’ve heard of many potential trade suitors wanting to get in the mix for AD, and the most recent one is a team from New York, but not the one you’ve heard about excessively already. This time, it’s the steadily rising Brooklyn Nets that want to add some difference making star power to their starting lineup.

The Nets were one of the surprise success stories of the 2018-2019 season and defied all odds to make the playoffs as the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference. The rise of D’Angelo Russell, who was a first time all-star selection in February, helped thrust the team into relevancy the likes of which they hadn’t seen for a while.

However, the Brooklyn front office seems to understand that if they want to take their success to the next level, they can’t rest on their laurels. The time to strike is right now if the team is to capitalize on the forward momentum they’ve worked so hard to create.

The Nets are already listed as a possible destination for Kyrie Irving in free agency, but according to these rumors, the Brooklyn Nets won’t be satisfied with just one additional star. Instead, they’ll look to add another big name to create a formidable trio that the East would have to take notice of. Russell, Irving, and Davis would be very exciting team.

But what could the Nets  actually offer in exchange for Anthony Davis? And could Brooklyn really outbid everyone else that wants Davis? Let’s take a look.