I know its not against the rules, and its cool as fuck to see players having all the power but at the same time I can see how the Pelicans could be like yo wtf. This is basically a recruiting pitch.
Dont get me wrong though, if im Bron, im doing the same thing. And the Lakers got to be loving it cause AD gonna be a force long after Bron retires.
But yo if im the Pelicans im gon get on some shit like what Thibs did with Butler to the Rockets trade and say fuck that, im not trading AD to the Lakers under any circumstances.
Shit is what makes the NBA so great, its basically a soap opera.