New York Daily News

NO DEALING Big moves will happen this summer; Davis stuck with

- STEFAN BONDY

For the Knicks, it was already the Summer of KD and Kyrie. Now we can officially add AD to the list. As the Knicks waived Enes Kanter and Wesley Matthews with their only trade deadline moves Thursday, the Pelicans held onto Anthony Davis to set up a crazy bidding war this summer.

More teams will undoubtedl­y enter the sweepstake­s, but the candidates already planting seeds include the Knicks, Lakers, Celtics and Clippers.

The Knicks can’t match the quality of players of the competitio­n (the Celtics win that category headlined by Jayson Tatum), but they own a trove of draft picks to throw into the pot. Their package will be defined by where their 2019 pick falls in the May lottery, because dangling Zion Williamson is the trump card.

With the way their roster is constructe­d – now with no Matthews or Kanter – New York is almost assured of a bottom-3 record and a 14 percent chance of getting the first overall pick.

But the Knicks have another option. Trading Kristaps Porzingis establishe­d enough cap space for two max free agents, and Kevin Durant has never been grumpier in Golden State. The NBA’s most dynamic scorer ended a nineday boycott of the media by unloading on writers late Wednesday evening, memorably declaring, “I have nothing to do with the Knicks. I don’t know who traded Porzingis.

“They got nothing to do with me,” Durant added. “I’m trying to play basketball. Y’all come in here every day, ask me about free agency, ask my teammates, my coaches. You rile up the fans about it. Let us play basketball. That’s all I’m saying. And now, when I don’t wanna talk to y’all, it’s a problem with me.” Woof. In summation, the Knicks this summer can trade their first-round pick (and many other assets) for Davis while also signing another max free agent.

Or, they can sign two max free agents like Durant and Irving while keeping their draft pick.

Or, they can strike out on the franchise-altering stars in free agency and make the

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