Paul moved the idea into the realm of possibility last week, first by telling the Pelicans that Davis wouldn’t sign a contract extension with them, then by informing them of the teams with which he would consider doing so. By declaring Davis would be open to long-term deals with only the Lakers, Clippers, New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks, the agent essentially reduced the number of potential trade partners to four. Any team that doesn’t have a good chance of retaining Davis beyond next season almost certainly won’t offer as much for him. And, really, what the list did was narrow the market to one, as the Lakers have considerably more assets to trade than the other three teams.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 05, 2019 21:11 UTC