New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis has only been out of the first-round of the playoffs once with the Pelicans since he was taken with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft. For a transcendent player such as Davis, that has to be killing him inside knowing that other superstars in the league are advancing farther in the postseason.

It appears some players in the league and Davis' teammates feel for The Brow.

According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, players on other teams and a few of Anthony Davis' teammates have suggested that he leave New Orleans so he can join a contender and have a chance at winning a championship.

Players on other teams and a few of Davis’ teammates at times have privately suggested to the forward that the best outcome for him might be to move on, sources told Yahoo Sports. Davis, publicly, has professed his love for New Orleans and has tried to keep his focus on the season at hand.

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Anthony Davis can become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2020 if he declines his 2020-21 player option with the Pelicans. New Orleans can offer Davis the supermax extension after this season, a contract that would pay AD $239 million over five seasons.

If Anthony Davis declines the supermax extension from the Pelicans, even if they don't want to, New Orleans has to consider trading Davis because you can't lose an elite player like him for nothing.

Davis has been linked to the Los Angeles Lakers ever since he signed with Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, the agent of Lakers superstar LeBron James.