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Thursday started off with some big news – that New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis would treat a new team as a one-year pit-stop before signing with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. Little did basketball fans know that even bigger news was coming. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that New York Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis […]

Newly-acquired Dallas Mavericks star Kristaps Porzingis reportedly would not have re-signed with the New Orleans Pelicans had the New York Knicks decided to make him a part of a potential deal for Anthony Davis. With the NBA trade deadline only a week away, things are already off to a wild start. Reports surfaced that Porzingis […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are working on a deal good enough to convince the New Orleans Pelicans to trade them Anthony Davis before the trade deadline. The have reportedly offered a package of Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Kyle Kuzma, Ivica Zubac, and a first round pick with the hopes of getting a deal done before […]

Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers have reportedly offered Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Kyle Kuzma, Ivica Zubac, and 1st round pick for New Orleans Pelicans’ star Anthony Davis. They have reportedly called Pelicans GM Dell Demps to let him know that one of the trade scenarios include almost their entire young core. Sources: Lakers […]

The Boston Celtics are confident they will have what it takes to convince Anthony Davis of staying past 2020, when he’s bound to opt out of his current deal and become an unrestricted free agent. Yet one thing that has worried president Danny Ainge is a potential game-change if the New York Knicks wind up […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are preparing their very best for a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans for superstar Anthony Davis. Brad Turner of the L.A. Times reported the news that President Magic Johnson spoke with Pelicans General Manager Dell Demps and included five different trade scenarios that would get Davis to Los Angeles. Lakrs […]

In the midst of the rumors surrounding LakerLand and New Orleans Pelicans’ talisman Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant spoke his thoughts on a player of his caliber requesting a trade, as he did last Friday. The purple and gold icon played 20 illustrious years with the same franchise, a record recently broken […]

The clock is ticking for the Los Angeles Lakers to make a deal for Anthony Davis, as the potential to sign him as a free agent in 2020 would complicate matters greatly. Most executives around the league are already keenly aware that trading for him would make him merely a rental player, as he would […]

In lieu of his recent trade request, the New Orleans Pelicans have decided to remove Anthony Davis from several pieces of their promotional material, including the team’s pregame hype video. A new video was shown prior to Wednesday’s game against the Denver Nuggets, but it contained no highlights of Davis. When asked about the change, […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis shocked the world when he requested the team to trade him halfway into the season. The All-Star forward made this request via his agent, Rich Paul. The Pelicans front office quickly sought the help of NBA officials to investigate any tampering violation committed by Davis and Paul. As per […]

Anthony Davis’ intentions have become quite clear for the rest of the league — any team that doesn’t boast the purple and gold is of no interest to him long-term. League executives have been gathering intel of the New Orleans Pelicans star and they have all come to the conclusion that he only plans to […]

The Boston Celtics will be forced to make promises to the New Orleans Pelicans soon if they hope for them to patiently wait until the summer to discuss a trade for their talisman player Anthony Davis. Jayson Tatum, rests as the singlemost wanted asset the Pelicans would want, and he’d likely have to be dangled […]

Anthony Davis’ intentions have become fully clear to teams interested in acquiring him from the New Orleans Pelicans — they will all be one-year rentals unless their name is the Los Angeles Lakers. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe said in his latest report that teams have been in full fact-finding mode in the last […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and general manager Dell Demps are reportedly uninterested in cooperating with a plan to partner up their franchise talisman Anthony Davis with Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe. Demps refused to pick up the phone for Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka, who has […]

During the 2017 All-Star break, the New Orleans Pelicans struck a deal for Sacramento Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins, resulting in an incredibly awkward All-Star Game in which Cousins didn’t know who he was playing for. At the time, the Anthony Davis-led Pelicans were floundering with a record of 23-34 and did not even remotely […]

The crowd in the Boston Garden chanted ‘Beat LA’ against the Charlotte Hornets in the Celtics’ 126-94 victory on Wednesday night. It is likely that they are referring to that ginormous football game this Sunday between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams. But given the events that have transpired this week, however, one […]

Anthony Davis asked the New Orleans Pelicans for a trade earlier in the week, but with the Feb. 7 trade deadline just eight days away, it does not seem all that likely that the Pelicans will be able to move Davis this season. Still, that does not mean fans will definitely be seeing the big […]

Given their assets and the possibility of acquiring Zion Williamson in the NBA Draft, basketball analyst Colin Cowherd believes that the New York Knicks should avoid trading for Anthony Davis. Via Twitter, Cowherd pointed out that the team already has Kristaps Porzingis and Kevin Knox — two of the prized players of the team right […]

FOX Sports talk-show host Colin Cowherd is not exactly a big fan of New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis, and on Wednesday, he listed all of the reasons why the Los Angeles Lakers should not trade for the big man: .@ColinCowherd cautions the Lakers to not trade all their young players for Anthony Davis #Herdin60 […]

Anthony Davis asked the New Orleans Pelicans for a trade earlier in the week, and one of the first teams lining up for his services are the Boston Celtics. However, the Celtics cannot trade for Davis before the Feb. 7 deadline due to the “Rose rule” applying to Boston because Kyrie Irving is on the […]

Things you thought you would never say: Anthony Davis is not a very popular man in New Orleans right now. The superstar big man asked the Pelicans for a trade earlier in the week, and now, he is already incurring the wrath of Pelicans fans, as—gasp—two people booed him at their game against the Houston […]

Just a few days ago, Anthony Davis requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans. This news didn’t surprise any NBA fans, as Davis wants to be part of a championship caliber roster. It’s been a rough couple of weeks for New Orleans fans, to say the least. First, the non-call in the NFC Championship […]

The New Orleans Pelicans reportedly have no interest in trading superstar big man Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Anthony Davis has requested a trade from the Pelicans. The All-Star power forward shares the same agent as Lakers star LeBron James, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports. Woj just […]

Among the many trade rumors involving Anthony Davis, Zach LaVine of the Chicago Bulls was recently mentioned. But the guard reminded everyone of the specific clause in his contract that would prevent such a trade from pushing thru. “Yeah, but I’ve got like a no-trade thing for my first year, so I don’t know if […]

Over the last decade-plus, there has only been one time the New York Knicks were seriously involved in trade discussions for a star player. That instance was back during the 2010-11 campaign, when the Knicks acquired Carmelo Anthony from the Denver Nuggets. Since then, the Knicks have not had the assets or the cap room […]

Earlier in the week, Anthony Davis asked the New Orleans Pelicans for a trade, effectively ending his six-and-a-half year relationship with the organization. On Wednesday night ahead of their game against the Denver Nuggets, the Pelicans showed their usual pregame intro video, with one notable omission: Davis. The New Orleans Pelicans removed Anthony Davis from […]

Wednesday night is the first home game for the New Orleans Pelicans since superstar big man Anthony Davis requested a trade, and the fans in The Big Easy are using this as their chance to convince AD to stay. The Athletic’s Will Guillory found a fan at the game who had a sign saying the […]

The Brooklyn Nets are reportedly quietly confident they could convince Anthony Davis to re-sign with them if they would be able to acquire the superstar big man, according to Brian Lewis of the New York Post. Anthony Davis has requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans. The All-Star power forward can become an unrestricted free […]

Most people believe Jayson Tatum is one of the NBA’s most promising young players. Much less certain, especially in the wake of Anthony Davis requesting a trade earlier this week, is with what team he will develop into a star. Not that the Boston Celtics wing seems to mind, though. “It’s good to be wanted,” Jayson […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry doesn’t know if superstar big man Anthony Davis will play for the team again once he’s recovered from his left index finger injury. Anthony Davis has requested a trade from the Pelicans. "That's a hard thing to answer. I don't really know how to answer that." — Pelicans […]

We know that the Los Angeles Lakers want Anthony Davis. Badly. But could the Lakers end up losing out to the other Los Angeles team in the sweepstakes for The Brow? That’s right. The Los Angeles Clippers could be a legitimate threat to land Davis for a couple of reasons. First of all, they have […]

If LeBron James were a betting man, it would be instructive regarding Anthony Davis’ trade request to know how much money the four-time MVP would be willing to wager that the Los Angeles Lakers ultimately end up with the NBA’s latest stranded superstar. But James isn’t, of course, at least concerning the NBA, and already […]

The New York Knicks are expected to heavily pursue an Anthony Davis trade with the New Orleans Pelicans, but they most likely don’t have the suitable assets to acquire The Brow. According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, an NBA talent evaluator says the Knicks’ only major trade assets are injured power forward […]

An Eastern Conference executive doesn’t think Anthony Davis wants to play for the Boston Celtics, according to Tom Haberstroh of NBC Sports. The Celtics aren’t expected to trade for Anthony Davis this season since they would have to part ways with Kyrie Irving to acquire Davis. Boston is viewed by many around the league to have […]

The trade speculation involving New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis is “weighing heavily” on several of the young players on the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Anthony Davis has requested a trade from the Pelicans and it is widely believed he wants to play for the Lakers. As a result, the […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis will speak to the local media on Friday for the first time since his trade request. Davis, who is currently sidelined with a left index finger injury, isn’t required to speak to reporters while he’s injured, but the All-Star power forward will on Friday. Yeah. This is wrong. […]

Despite being expected to get a swarming amount of calls ahead of the trade deadline, New Orleans general manager Dell Demps is reportedly “not picking up his phone,” according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. The Pelicans are bound to trade their star player Anthony Davis and could do so before this trade deadline, despite letting teams know […]

The random rise of Jahlil Okafor, at least it seems on the surface, has come at the perfect time for the New Orleans Pelicans. As general manager Dell Demps is in the process of sussing through trade overtures for stranded superstar Anthony Davis, might the Pelicans already possess his long-term replacement? Okafor’s numbers over the […]

The Boston Celtics will have to wait to do their bidding for Anthony Davis, as the New Orleans Pelicans star is out of reach due to the “Rose Rule” which disallows two players on contracts worth 30 percent of the salary cap to be in the same team. Yet ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski expects the Celtics […]