NBA Trade Deadline: Big Moves for the Big Easy

      The NBA trade deadline has ended, and what a deadline it was. The biggest trade of the deadline came when the Sacramento Kings traded away their star center DeMarcus Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans. The official trade was DeMarcus Cousins and Omri Caspi to New Orleans for Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, a 2017 first-round draft pick, and a 2017 second-round draft pick heading to Sacramento in return. This was a huge trade that shook up the NBA. The Pelicans now have the only two big men in the league that are averaging 20 points and 10+ rebounds per game. The last time this type of partnership occurred was the San Antonio Spurs with David Robinson and Tim Duncan, we all know how dominant they were. The Kings on the other hand loose their superstar and acquire a rookie guard who is still getting game adjusted to the style of the NBA.         In my opinion, this was a trade that makes both sides a little better, for right now. Both the Kings and the Pelicans now need some help in positions that were traded away. New Orleans now needs guards, while the Kings now need a dominant big man. Some possible moves that could happen after the season is over are listed below.

For the Kings...
      Trade away some of your guards or Veteran Kosta Koufos for Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor. Okafor is a budding star, but with Joel Embiid dominating as the starting center, a change of scenery might be a good move for his career.

For the Pelicans...
       You now have two of the best big men in the game. You need a shooter that will spread the floor in order for your bigs to have more room in order for their games to flourish. A good move for the Pelicans would be for them to go after Gordan Hayward, the star shooter from the Utah Jazz. He is a free agent, and this would be a great decision for him and as well as for the Pelicans.

Until Next Time,

The Third