> It’s also made more
>difficult by other GMs and organizations telling Demps not to
>give in.

I mean shit man, if these players can just collude out in the open, why can't the GMs talk to Demps? If the Pelicans just trade him and not seek optimum value, then in a way they're just kowtowing to Rich PAul, Anthony Davis, and Lebron James. I completely get them digging their heels in.