With Anthony Davis making it clear he wants out of New Orleans, and the Knicks having the assets to pull off a trade before the Feb. 7 deadline, there's a buzz in the city that the star forward could maybe come to New York.

Even though the Pelicans could wait until after the season to make a deal, here are five possible Davis trades involving the Knicks (although he doesn't end up in New York in one of them).

TRADE 1: KNICKS AND PELICANS

Knicks get... Anthony Davis
Pelicans get... Enes Kanter, Kristaps Porzingis, Frank Ntilikina, 2019 first-round pick

WHY IT WORKS

Knicks land their main prize in Davis.
Pelicans get a young star in Porzingis.
Pelicans get a 2019 first-round pick, but it's likely that it falls outside the top 5 overall since adding Davis would make the Knicks win more games.
Pelicans get a recent first-round pick in Ntilikina who is a prime defensive asset, and at just 20 years old still has potential for offensive improvement.
Pelicans get an expiring contract in Kanter who makes the money work to facilitate the trade but is immediately off New Orleans' books after this season.

TRADE 2: KNICKS AND PELICANS

Knicks get... Anthony Davis
Pelicans get... Enes Kanter, Frank Ntilikina, Kevin Knox, Mitchell Robinson, 2019 first-round pick, 2021 first-round pick

WHY IT WORKS

Knicks land the main prize in Anthony Davis but are able to retain Porzingis and create a twin towers front court.
Pelicans get the Knicks' two most recent first-round picks, the highly regarded 19-year-old Knox, and the still just 20-year-old Ntilikina, as well as a promising younger center in Robinson, who is on a very team-friendly deal.
Pelicans get two first-round picks in 2019 and 2021 (NBA rules prohibit trading consecutive first-rounders), though the 2019 pick is likely to fall outside the top 5 overall since adding Davis would make the Knicks win more games.
Pelicans get an expiring contract in Kanter, who makes the money work to facilitate the trade but is immediately off New Orleans' books after this season.

TRADE 3: KNICKS AND PELICANS

Knicks get... Anthony Davis
Pelicans get... Enes Kanter, Frank Ntilkina, 2019 first-round pick, 2021 first-round pick, 2023 first-round pick

WHY IT WORKS

Knicks land the main prize in Anthony Davis, but are able to retain Porzingis and create a twin towers front court.
Pelicans get three first-round picks in 2019, 2021 and 2023 (NBA rules prohibit trading consecutive first-rounders), though the 2019 pick is likely to fall outside the top 5 overall since adding Davis would make the Knicks win more games.
Pelicans get a recent first-round pick in Ntilikina who is a prime defensive asset and at just 20 years old still has potential for offensive improvement.
Pelicans get an expiring contract in Kanter who makes the money work to facilitate the trade but is immediately off New Orleans' books after this season.

TRADE 4: KNICKS, SIXERS AND PELICANS

Knicks get... Anthony Davis
Sixers get... Jrue Holiday
Pelicans get... Wilson Chandler, Enes Kanter, Markelle Fultz, Kevin Knox, Sixers' 2019 first-round pick (via Sacramento), Knicks' 2019 first-round pick; Knicks' 2021 first-round pick, Sixers' 2019 second-round pick

WHY IT WORKS

Knicks get the main prize in Davis, but are able to retain Porzingis and create a twin towers front court.
Pelicans get highly regarded 19-year-old Knox, as well as a dice roll on Fultz hoping that a change of scenery can resurrect the No. 1 overall pick from the 2017 NBA Draft.
Pelicans also get three first-round picks, two from the Knicks (2019, 2021) and the 2019 Kings pick via the Sixers, as well as the Bulls' 2019 second-rounder, which will be so high that it's essentially a late first-round pick but with less guaranteed money so less risk (an asset NBA teams increasingly covet).
Pelicans get expiring contracts in Kanter and Chandler, who make the money work to facilitate the trade but immediately come off New Orleans' books after this season.
Sixers get a great defender and add needed shooting in Holiday, who plays well off the ball so he fits with ball-dominant, non-shooting PG in Ben Simmons and greatly improves their title chances over the next few seasons.

TRADE 5: KNICKS, LAKERS AND PELICANS

Knicks get... Lance Stephenson, Lonzo Ball, Kenrich Williams
Lakers get... Anthony Davis
Pelicans get... Michael Beasley, Tim Hardaway Jr., Brandon Ingram, Frank Ntilikina, Knicks' 2020 first-round pick, Lakers' 2019 first-round pick, Lakers' 2021 first-round pick

WHY IT WORKS

Knicks don't land Davis here, but they get a PG upgrade by turning Ntilikina into Ball; they retain the 2019 pick (which still has a chance to be No. 1 overall since they aren't landing the generational talent in Davis); they get off Hardaway Jr.'s contract which is a must to clear cap space to give them the room for two max free agents this summer (Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving/Kemba Walker); they keep Knox and Porzingis.
Lakers land the main prize in Davis.
Pelicans get the best young asset in Ingram, as well as another good wing in Hardaway Jr. and the upside of 20-year-old Ntilikina.
Pelicans get three first-round picks, one from the Knicks (2020) and two from the Lakers (2019 and 2021).

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