Pelicans, Pistons, Kings Identified As Active Buyers On Trade Market

[RealGM Wiretap]

The New Orleans Pelicans, Detroit Pistons and Sacramento Kings are three of the most active buyers on the trade market.

The typical start of trade season is Dec. 15 when most players who signed deals in the offseason are eligible to be dealt.

The Pelicans are feeling pressure to build around Anthony Davis before he become eligible to sign a supermax extension this offseason.

Tom Gores wants the Pistons to return to the playoffs and they own their first round pick.

The Kings can offer the large expiring contracts of Zach Randolph and Iman Shumpert to upgrade their team.

Via Brian Windhorst/ESPN

[streets talking]

as a failure of a franchise
the pelicans should try to get something for AD before losing him for nothing just like every other decent players theyve had

[spree2kawhi]

as a failure of a franchise
the pelicans should try to get something for AD before losing him for nothing just like every other decent players theyve had

Very true. Could and should get KP from New York.

[HotelVitale]

as a failure of a franchise the pelicans should try to get something for AD before losing him for nothing just like every other decent players theyve had

They got a king's ransom for CP3--a young all-star, an expected top-5 pick, a recent top-8 pick, and a solid starter--and apart from that I can't think of a single very good player they've wanted to keep and lost. (You're probably thinking of Cousins, but we all saw firsthand how far from reality his salary expectations were, and maxing him out or giving him $30m+ would've been a huge blunder.)