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Anthony Davis was ready to suit back up against the Indiana Pacers on Monday night after returning to full health from a left finger avulsion, only to be kept from making his return to the court by the front office, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Davis was eagerly waiting to return, but the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans could opt to “shut down” Anthony Davis to an extent if they fail to trade him by Thursday’s deadline of 3 p.m. ET, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. This could start taking place after the All-Star break, as the front office is well aware that positioning for a good […]

The NBA trade deadline is just five days away, and contending teams are ramping up their efforts to bolster their rosters for a playoff run. The Philadelphia 76ers find themselves in a very interesting position; they currently own the third seed in the Eastern Conference, and have one of the most talented starting lineups in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ conversations with the New Orleans Pelicans for star player Anthony Davis have been one-sided, as the purple and gold have yet to hear back from the Pels after their latest trade offer, according to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. The Lakers have grown incredibly pessimistic about a potential deal before Thursday’s trade deadline, […]

If the Los Angeles Lakers truly want to get Anthony Davis via a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans, Magic Johnson and company will have to mortgage the future. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Pelicans want four first-round picks and more from the Lakers for such a deal to push through. Pels are […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have presented a brand new offer to the table for Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans. Per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Lakers are willing to trade their young guns plus two draft picks for Davis and Solomon Hill: “The Lakers are presently offering the Pelicans a package that includes […]

The Feb. 7 trade deadline is right around the corner and the Los Angeles Lakers are growing pessimistic about locking in a trade for Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans. Ramona Shelburne of ESPN supported a report by Adrian Wojnarowski that stated that people within the Pelicans organization to allow the trade deadline to […]

Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Boston Celtics will attempt to acquire Anthony Davis. This is regardless of whether or not Kyrie Irving remains with the team for the long term. Danny Ainge has encouraged the Pelicans to wait until the offseason to negotiate with the Celtics. Boston remains determined to try and partner Anthony Davis […]

ESPN’s Adrian Wojarnowski tweeted out more updates on the Anthony Davis trade saga, and it doesn’t look like a trade will be happening soon. Per Wojarnowski, Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge is doing all he can to convince the Pelicans to wait to trade AD, so that the Celts can get a shot at […]

The Anthony Davis trade drama continues to drag on, with no sign of either the Los Angeles Lakers or New Orleans Pelicans budging from the latest offer. ESPN’s Adrian Wojarnowski broke the news that the Lakers were willing to part ways with almost their entire young core to acquire Davis, but the Pelicans are not […]

New Orleans Pelicans center Jahlil Okafor is having one of the best stretches of his young NBA career these past few weeks. Okafor has taken advantage of the absence of star Anthony Davis, stepping up to play some huge productive minutes for the team. During a Sunday night matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the big man […]

The will they/won’t they between Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers has been the top story surrounding the 2019 NBA Trade Deadline. Since informing the franchise that he does not plan to stay with the New Orleans Pelicans beyond his current contract, Davis has been linked to the Lakers incessantly and Los Angeles’ interest […]

The New Orleans Pelicans replaced small forward Solomon Hill with rookie swingman Kenrich Williams in the starting lineup on Monday against the Indiana Pacers, according to Andrew Lopez of Nola.com. The change in the starting lineup comes in the wake of reports about Solomon Hill being included in a possible Anthony Davis trade with the […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry says Anthony Davis has been cleared by team doctors to practice with the club. Anthony Davis suffered a sprained left index finger on Jan. 18 and has been out of action ever since. The superstar big man has requested a trade from the Pelicans, but he told reporters last […]

Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson and New Orleans Pelicans general manager Dell Demps reportedly talked twice on Monday regarding an Anthony Davis trade, and it looks like Magic is throwing all of his cards on the table. According to Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times, the Lakers are willing to give Pelicans cap relief for […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are considered a potential landing spot for New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis, but the Clippers have yet to actually make an offer to the Pelicans, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The problem for the Clippers is that even if they do make an offer, they probably don’t have enough […]

Anthony Davis reportedly has no plans to sign an extension this summer no matter where the New Orleans Pelicans end up trading him to, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Davis plans to become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2020 when he opts out of his 2020-21 player option which is worth $28,751,775. […]

When the New York Knicks traded big man Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks in a surprising blockbuster deal last week, they may have torpedoed any chance they had at landing New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis, at least for now. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports that outside of potentially landing the No. 1 overall […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have made a second offer for superstar Anthony Davis, one that moves closer to the New Orleans Pelicans’ desires after swiftly rejecting an initial “lowball” offer from them last week, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The offer reportedly has multiple young players, multiple draft picks and salary cap relief for the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and the L.A. Clippers are among the shortlist of teams that New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis would be willing to re-sign with, along with the previously reported potential to wind up with the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The pathway […]

The Pelicans have been made aware of “a handful” of teams that Anthony Davis would be willing to sign long-term with upon a trade, beyond the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks. The Boston Celtics, to no surprise, are not included on that list, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. This could help open […]

The designated veteran player extension, best known as the “supermax” extension, was designed to give small market teams a better chance to keep their homegrown stars and entice those stars to remain with the franchise with a more lucrative offer. Following Kevin Durant’s shocking signing with the Golden State Warriors on July 4, 2016, the […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden has been having a surreal season, and on Saturday night, he recorded the third 40-point, 10-rebound, five-steal game of his career, tying Michael Jordan and Anthony Davis for the most in NBA history: James Harden recorded his 3rd career 40-point, 10-rebound and 5-steal game, tying Anthony Davis and Michael Jordan […]

I’m going to say something that is probably going to raise some hairs, so brace yourself:  the New Orleans Pelicans should no longer be an NBA franchise. Deep breaths. Okay. Now let me explain. Earlier this week, superstar big man Anthony Davis asked the Pelicans for a trade after six-and-a-half years toiling in mediocrity (at […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are exerting tons of effort to acquire the New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis, who publicly requested for a trade a few days ago. The Lakers reportedly gave the Pelicans five trade scenarios, with the main one being the package of Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram, Ivica Zubac, and a first […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich won’t offer New Orleans Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry advice on how to handle superstar big man Anthony Davis’ trade request. To recall, Popovich had to deal with Kawhi Leonard’s trade request last summer. The Spurs traded Leonard to the Toronto Raptors. Pop was asked whether he's offered Alvin Gentry […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are telling teams that they have no interest in trading All-Star point guard Jrue Holiday, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Superstar big man Anthony Davis has requested a trade from the Pelicans, so teams around the league were under the assumption that New Orleans would embark on a full rebuild […]

Don’t count Jrue Holiday among the increasingly sizable number of people within the NBA that is fed up with Anthony Davis. The perpetually-underrated New Orleans Pelicans guard not only remains on good terms with his superstar teammate, but told reporters at shootaround Saturday morning Davis has been a model of professionalism since requesting a trade […]

Basketball Hall of Famer and four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal has chimed in on the hottest topic in the league right now. According to O’Neal, he believes it would be in the better interest of Anthony Davis if he were to stay with his current team, the New Orleans Pelicans, instead of making the big […]

It makes sense to assume the Los Angeles Lakers would do all they can to pair LeBron James with the New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis as soon as possible, but apparently, that has yet to prove the case. Father Time is coming for James. Basketball’s bionic man just returned from a five-week absence, the longest […]

It’s no longer a secret that the Los Angeles Lakers are salivating over the prospect of bringing New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis over to Hollywood via a trade. What’s not initially defined was the configuration of the trade package the Lakers are willing to give up. That changes now, as Adrian Wojnarowski of […]

The Boston Celtics remain focused on trading for New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis despite his father’s comments, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Anthony Davis’ father told ESPN on Friday he doesn’t want his son to play for the Celtics because they aren’t a loyal franchise. Davis Sr. was referring to how […]

Anthony Davis’ father doesn’t want his son to play for the Boston Celtics and it’s all because of how the franchise treated former point guard Isaiah Thomas. Anthony Davis, who has requested a trade from the Pelicans, has been linked to the Celtics. However, Anthony Davis Sr. says if it was up to him, he […]

A couple of days ago, All-Star forward Anthony Davis officially requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans. Although rumors have been swirling for a couple of months, his decision to part ways with the team that drafted him back in 2012 still came as a shocker. Davis has always shown loyalty to the franchise, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have officially received a trade request from superstar Anthony Davis. After seven years in The Big Easy, Davis wants out. Hosted by Clutchpoints’ Frank Smith, Clippers’ reporter Tomer Azarly, and Lakers’ reporter Ryan Ward, we circle the NBA discussing the week’s most intriguing storylines. This week’s topics are all about Anthony […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Utah Jazz are reportedly interested in trading for New Orleans Pelicans stretch forward Nikola Mirotic, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. After Anthony Davis’ trade request, the Pelicans have been getting calls about Nikola Mirotic since many around the league believe New Orleans is going to tear the roster down […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are reportedly not interested in the Los Angeles Lakers’ trade offer for superstar big man Anthony Davis, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. The Lakers have reportedly offered the Pelicans a package consisted of point guard Lonzo Ball, small forwards Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma, shooting guard Josh Hart and multiple […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis asked the Pelicans for a trade earlier in the week, and he insists that doing so is not about money, but about his legacy: I asked Anthony Davis how much legacy means to him, just after he said that it definitely played a part in him requesting a trade […]

Speaking to reporters on Friday for the first time since his trade request, New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis said he will play for the franchise again once his left index finger is fully healed. The NBA trade deadline is Feb. 7. If the Pelicans don’t trade Anthony Davis by then, some around […]