I'm not suggesting it would be a pre-deadline deal so it wouldn't be a crapshoot. If AD isn't dealt before the deadline and the Knicks get a top 3 pick, their potential offer gets a lot more compelling. Due to this reason, the Knicks wouldn't even want AD until the summer. They need their pick as high as possible if they want to go down this route. Zion, Barrett, and Morant all look like prime assets and all would be more valuable than Jaylen, which means Tatum must be in play for Boston. And then it becomes a valuation exercise of everyone else.Knox and crapshoot isn't much of an offer for Anthony Davis. Not enough to tempt the Pelicans to bite, anyway. Demps is no longer auditioning for his next NBA job, so the days of him agreeing to take salary dumps and low firsts for a superstar are gone. This is his last GM job, and he needs to actually turn the team around quickly after the deal.