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The Anthony Davis sweepstakes are upon us, and all eyes in the league are now on the New Orleans Pelicans superstar. All eyes are also on the Los Angeles Lakers, who are presumably the favorites to land Davis. With Lakers owner Jeanie Buss giving team president Magic Johnson a mandate to win, you just have […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are bound to exercise the utmost patience when looking for a package for Anthony Davis, and given that the Boston Celtics, the team with the juiciest package in return for their star forward, currently out of the sweepstakes, it will take an “overwhelming package” to get them to trade their talisman before […]

On Monday, Adrian Wojnarowski appeared on SportsCenter and told the world that Klay Thompson would have interest in signing with the Los Angeles Lakers. This would only happen, though, if they acquired Anthony Davis and if there was a near-max slot open for his services. This is also assuming the Golden State Warriors wouldn’t be […]

Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans recently requested a trade and preferred a team who are legitimate championship contenders. However, locking in a trade is not as easy as it seems. Looking at all of the NBA teams’ financial papers, it looks like the Sacramento Kings are the only team who can trade for […]

EL SEGUNDO – On Monday morning, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski dropped a bombshell on the NBA reporting that superstar Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans has demanded a trade. This immediately directed the attention to the Los Angeles Lakers and whether the LeBron James-led franchise would be aggressive in making a move for the perennial […]

It appears the NBA is ratcheting up its efforts to snuff out potential tampering. The New York Times’ Marc Stein reported on Monday that the league is engaging in investigation surrounding the trade request coming from Anthony Davis. NBA spokesman Mike Bass on the Anthony Davis trade demand: "We commenced an investigation this morning upon […]

Nearly 10 hours after it was revealed that Anthony Davis has requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans, power forward Nikola Mirotic has broken his silence on the matter through social media. Mirotic took to Twitter to inform everyone that life is beautiful for him right now: https://twitter.com/threekola/status/1090017921726857217 Now that Anthony Davis is likely […]

The New Orleans Pelicans want the NBA to strictly enforce the tampering rules in regards to Anthony Davis, according to a statement released via ESPN. Anthony Davis has requested a trade from the Pelicans. The NBA trade deadline is Feb. 7. Pels statement continued: "…of our organization. We have also requested the League to strictly […]

As Anthony Davis trade speculation ramps up, there is one intriguing possibility: the New Orleans Pelicans sending Davis to the Philadelphia 76ers for Ben Simmons. According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, however, such a trade is highly unlikely. Both Ben Simmons and Anthony Davis are represented by agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports. While […]

The Twitter investigators have struck once again. An old tweet sent by New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis has resurfaced on the day that news broke he has requested a trade from the Pelicans. Back in 2011, when Anthony Davis was at the University of Kentucky, AD tweeted that no one likes the […]

With the release of reports early Monday morning that Anthony Davis would like to be traded out of New Orleans, the league jumped to the assumption that a deal sending him to the Los Angeles Lakers was right around the corner. However, the New Orleans Pelicans may take their time in moving Davis. According to […]

Anthony Davis has requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans, and the organization has released a statement about it. https://twitter.com/PelicansNBA/status/1090004873100312576 New Orleans statement to ESPN on Anthony Davis: "This past weekend, Anthony Davis' representatives informed us that Anthony does not wish to sign a contract extension with our team and subsequently has requested a […]

New Orleans Pelicans star big man Anthony Davis will not play against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night, according to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. This is not because Davis asked the Pelicans for a trade, but because he is still sidelined with a finger injury that will keep him out for the next […]

The Boston Celtics are reportedly not a top target for New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. The Celtics would have to trade star point guard Kyrie Irving to acquire Anthony Davis because of the “Rose Rule,” which is named after Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose. […]

This is not surprising news, but the Philadelphia 76ers have no intention of pursuing New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Davis requested a trade from the Pelicans on Monday. While any team in the league would obviously love to add a player of Davis’ caliber, some teams just […]

DeMarcus Cousins spent some time with Anthony Davis as a teammate of his with the New Orleans Pelicans, so he probably has a decent sense of how his mind works. When asked about Davis’ decision to ask the Pelicans for a trade, Cousins said he Davis is just doing what is best for himself: “He’s […]

Now that New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis has requested a trade, the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks are preparing to make offers for AD, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. The Lakers’ front office, led by Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka, had a meeting on Monday to discuss how […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis, who has reportedly requested a trade from the franchise, apparently has no interest in playing for his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls. On the latest episode of the Hoop Collective podcast, ESPN reporter Brian Windhorst said Anthony Davis doesn’t want to play for the Bulls and that […]

If there is one New Orleans Pelicans player who is really getting the short end of the stick now that Anthony Davis has asked for a trade, it’s Jrue Holiday. During the summer of 2017, Holiday signed a five-year, $132 million contract to remain in New Orleans at least through 2021 (he has a player […]

With Anthony Davis asking the New Orleans Pelicans for a trade this week, it’s only natural to assume that the rest of the Pelicans players will view the demand as a distraction, even though Davis is currently sidelined with a finger injury. However, Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry insists that the team will be just […]

Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin sympathized with Anthony Davis’ decision to seek out a trade after the 22-28 New Orleans Pelicans look far from making a postseason run, even after retooling around him this summer. Griffin, who was once promised to be the L.A. Clippers’ franchise player and consequently signed to a five-year, $173 million […]

On Monday morning, Anthony Davis informed the New Orleans Pelicans that he would not sign an extension. The news caught some by surprise, but Jrue Holiday says Davis addressed the team about the situation. In an interview with Scott Kushner of The Advocate, Holiday said that Davis informed his teammates of the request: Holiday said […]

Anthony Davis may have dropped a bombshell on the New Orleans Pelicans to start the week by telling them that he wants to be traded, but that does not mean the Pelicans are going to move him before the Feb. 7 trade deadline. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Pelicans feel no pressure to […]

Several title contenders have thrown their hat on the ring in pursuit of Anthony Davis, hoping to use him as the lone missing piece for a title push and then recoup any lost assets by flipping him at the end of the season or keeping him until free agency, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. This […]

Arguably one of the best talented centers of the decade, it seems like New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis is still growing better every game. His versatile array of moves on offense and excellent instincts on defense have pegged him as an MVP candidate in the past couple of seasons. But during his seven-year stint […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis requested a trade from the front office this past Friday, telling the team he no longer was willing to re-sign with them in the offseason. Yet according to head coach Alvin Gentry, who spoke to Davis since, the five-time All-Star is planning to play out the rest of the […]

The news of Anthony Davis’ trade request quickly made waves around the NBA, with Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors being just one of many to hear of the shocking news ahead of Monday’s shootaround. Durant admitted the news were a topic of conversation, as it’s something not nearly as serious as other hard-hitting […]

On Monday morning, Anthony Davis and his agent, Rich Paul, informed the New Orleans Pelicans that they are not interested in signing a contract extension. This revelation caught some by surprise, but Davis felt it was the right time, according to a person close to the situation. Rather than dragging the process out, Davis did […]

New Orleans Pelicans officials were caught by surprise in the peculiar timing of Anthony Davis’ trade request, giving them less than two weeks to find a suitable trade for him after informing them of his lack of intention of signing a long-term deal with them, according to Jake Fischer of Sports Illustrated. In similar fashion […]

Big news came down the NBA pike on Monday morning. Anthony Davis and his agent, Rich Paul, informed the New Orleans Pelicans that he would like to be traded. Most teams would take a player of Davis’ caliber in a heartbeat, but the Pelicans seem to be interested in dealing with the Boston Celtics, according […]

According to several reports, Anthony Davis has informed the New Orleans Pelicans that he would like to be traded. There will certainly be several teams interested in his services, which is why Richard Jefferson thinks the Lakers need to strike while the iron is hot. Jefferson joined ESPN for Monday morning’s episode of “Get up.” […]

With the whole basketball world going crazy following New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis reportedly requesting for a trade, the New York Knicks have now emerged as a serious contender for the want-away All-Star. As reported by Knicks insider Moke Hamilton via Twitter, the Knicks would be in contention to land Davis if they were […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have a two-week advantage in the race for Anthony Davis, after the five-time All-Star forward requested the New Orleans Pelicans trade him, as he has no intentions of re-signing with them. Yet they also have three big obstacles in their way to make suitable trade offers for his services, according to […]

News of Anthony Davis’ desire to be traded by the New Orleans Pelicans has most NBA teams jumping at the chance to acquire him, with only 11 days left before the Feb. 7 trade deadline. While the Miami Heat has no immediate route to make a trade happen, they would be forced to wait until […]

The Golden State Warriors are unlikely to make a run at the recently-available Anthony Davis before this Feb. 7 trade deadline, but should the situation drag into the summer, the team will have a few options to play with, according to Tim Kawakami of The Athletic. The two-time defending champions would need to muster a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have a huge advantage at hand after Anthony Davis’ agent Rich Paul went public with Anthony Davis’ desire to be traded by the New Orleans Pelicans. A potential trade package could include some of their best young talent in Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, Ivica Zubac and the potential of a No. […]

The odd timing of an Anthony Davis trade request; only two weeks before the Feb. 7 deadline, is acting as a huge head start for the Los Angeles Lakers to vie for his services. The declaration of Davis’ intentions to part ways with the Los Angeles Lakers was made on Friday, but his agent, Rich […]

Anthony Davis gave the New Orleans Pelicans only two weeks to find a suitable trade for him before the Feb. 7 trade deadline hits after informing the team on Friday of his decision to want to play for a championship contender. Agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports told Marc Stein of The New York Times […]

Anthony Davis has recently declared his desire to be traded by the New Orleans Pelicans in efforts to be transparent with the organization and give them a chance to move him before the Feb. 7 deadline. However, the timing — giving the Pels only 11 days to find a suitable trade before the deadline hits […]