Anthony Davis Articles - Page 89

NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says if he played in today’s NBA, he’d “want to be Anthony Davis.” That’s high praise for Davis considering Abdul-Jabbar is one of the best players in league history and has scored the most points ever. Kareem says Anthony Davis is a complete player. “If I were playing now, I would […]

Golden State Warriors center and former member of the New Orleans Pelicans DeMarcus Cousins knew star big man Anthony Davis was going to request a trade from the Pelicans. Cousins says after all the “goofy junk that went down” last summer with him and the franchise during free agency, he knew Davis was going to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were the primary suitor for New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis before the trade deadline, but now we know about another team involved in the discussions. According to The Athletic’s Sam Amick on Locked On NBA, the Denver Nuggets also called about Davis (via Silver Screen and Roll): “That’s a good […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will be without the services of Anthony Davis for Wednesday night’s matchup against the Orlando Magic. According to a report from Josh Robbins of The Athletic, Davis made the trip with his teammates to Orlando. However, he was excused from the team to deal with a family matter: Anthony Davis made […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant says New Orleans Pelicans power forward Anthony Davis “is one of the best players in the world” and that the Lakers should trade the young players on the team for him this summer. Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka basically made the entire Lakers roster available at the February trade […]

Losers of five straight, the New Orleans Pelicans knew that Saturday night’s matchup against the Phoenix Suns could be difficult, considering the Suns’ recent success. Star center Anthony Davis decided to send a message and start the game in style. Via Dime UPROXX on Twitter: Anthony Davis, 🔨 time (via @PelicansNBA)pic.twitter.com/PNzbd2FMlg — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) March […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may be on the verge of being mathematically eliminated from this year’s playoffs, but the organization did receive good news in regards to young forward Brandon Ingram. The former second-overall pick  was sidelined for the year after he was diagnosed with  a deep venous thrombosis in his right arm, but according […]

The New Orleans Pelicans host the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday and superstar power forward Anthony Davis will not play. Davis is resting, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports: New Orleans star Anthony Davis will rest tonight against Portland. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) March 15, 2019 Davis played 21 minutes on Tuesday against the […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James’ agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, called owner Jeanie Buss to clear the air over the Anthony Davis trade drama, according to Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report. Buss was under the impression that Paul was the one who leaked the Lakers’ trade interest in Davis to the media. Once […]

On Thursday, Fox Sports analyst Chris Broussard joined Undisputed. Broussard opened the segment by saying he didn’t believe superstar free agents Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving would join LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. He instead responded with two different targets – Anthony Davis and Jimmy Butler. During the show, he discussed the future […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will reportedly not trade superstar power forward Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers this summer under any circumstance, according to Marc J. Spears of ESPN. The Lakers tried to trade for Davis at the February trade deadline by making all the players on its roster except for star small forward […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis has had a bizarre last few months, but when on the court, everything seems to fall in place. Davis and his minutes total are a headscratcher for one of the league’s top talents with a team currently not interesting in deploying him to his fullest potential. In case those […]

The Boston Celtics were forced to play the waiting game in their quest for the Anthony Davis sweepstakes, given the “Rose Rule” that would prevent Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis (both under a 30-percent cap hold) to be on the same team upon a trade. To do so, they had to first convince the New […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ blatant pursuit of Anthony Davis had reverberations beyond their control, as the constant rumors surrounding the players that would be packaged in exchange for his services sapped the morale of those involved, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe. “The midseason gambit to acquire Anthony Davis almost certainly doesn’t happen, or become so public, without […]

Just when the Anthony Davis saga was ready to take a rest, here it is again. Colin Cowherd has opinions on what Davis could mean to the Los Angeles Lakers. "I don't think Anthony Davis solves this roster, he makes them better and more interesting… The Lakers have a problem, they don't have any shooters […]

When it comes to Anthony Davis trade rumors, the list of potential destinations has pretty much been limited to four teams: the Boston Celtics, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Clippers, and the New York Knicks. Obviously, there are reasons for that: Those teams either have the assets to trade for Davis or the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are listing superstar power forward Anthony Davis as questionable to play against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. Davis is dealing with lower back spasms. The six-time All-Star didn’t play on Friday versus the Toronto Raptors. The Pelicans lost by a final score of 127-104. #Pelicans injury report – 3.10 at ATL: […]

The Boston Celtics will reportedly pursue New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis this coming offseason, and latest speculations say they are willing to trade literally everybody from their roster. The Pelicans will, of course, take advantage of that opportunity by trying to hoard as many assets from the Celtics as possible. Two players they will […]

New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis is a stud. At just 25 years old, he is averaging 28 and 13 and is a force to be reckoned with at both ends of the floor, possessing a great offensive skillset and incredible defensive versatility. So, as you can imagine, the second he asked the Pelicans […]

While there is some debate to be had over who is the greatest big man of all time in the history of the NBA, it is pure fact that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is in that conversation. A resume that reads six-time NBA champion, six-time league MVP, all-time leading scorer, and inventor of the most unstoppable move […]

After Anthony Davis requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans, the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka, were doing everything in their power to acquire the superstar power forward from New Orleans before the February trade deadline passed. The Pelicans, however, reportedly didn’t like the way the Lakers handled their […]

The New Orleans Pelicans posted a huge win on Monday, as they were able to defeat a playoff-contending Utah Jazz side, 115-112, after a hard-fought encounter. Following the victory, Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry appeared to struggle to answer a simple question asked by a reporter. As it turns out, the 64-year-old coach had a […]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis will play against the Utah Jazz. https://twitter.com/tribjazz/status/1102728902831566848 This comes after an earlier report stated that Davis won’t suit up for the Pelicans. This would have been the second consecutive game that Davis will miss, as he also sat out the team’s 120-112 win against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. […]

Anthony Davis and Antonio Brown have become the men of the hour, making headlines recently for reasons other than their in-game performances. Both superstars have publicly demanded trades in recent weeks. Anthony Davis asked out of New Orleans in an effort to win a championship soon, while Antonio Brown has made known his displeasure with […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis said on LeBron James’ HBO show “The Shop” it bothered him when he first heard Pelicans fans boo him in his first home game following his trade request. Davis put on a show in that game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in just 24 minutes. Davis finished with 32 […]

To counter to the reports that surfaced prior to the trade deadline, President of the LA Lakers Jeanie Buss borrowed a phrase from President’s Tump vocabulary. Referring to the rumors around disgruntled New Orleans Pelican star Anthony Davis and the Lakers, Buss called reports that the team was looking to trade “our whole roster” for […]

After ultimately being unable to force a move away from the New Orleans Pelicans prior to the trade deadline, Anthony Davis is definitely in a bit of a pickle with his team. Everyone knows he wants out, and things might just be a little bit awkward between the Pelicans soon-to-be-former cornerstone star and the rest […]

Devin Booker brought some much-needed life into the arena on Friday night. Following a very lethargic opening half of the Phoenix Suns’ matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans, Booker lit a fire under his squad late in the third quarter – rising up to posterize one of the most popular yet unpopular names in basketball, Anthony […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will almost surely be trading superstar Anthony Davis this summer, so, naturally, you would expect the Pelicans to want to hold Davis out for the rest of the season to prevent injury. However, NBA commissioner Adam Silver does not want New Orleans doing that, so he is forcing the team to […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will almost certainly be trading superstar Anthony Davis this summer, so, as you would expect, they are treading carefully with how they handle his minutes the rest of the season. What the Pelicans have been doing is resting Davis in fourth quarters, which NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is not a fan […]

The New Orleans Pelicans trying to figure out what to do with Anthony Davis for the rest of the year continues to be intriguing. For right now, he has a pretty strict minutes restriction of 20 minutes. He has also been sitting out a few games and not playing in fourth quarters. With a back-to-back […]

New Orleans Pelicans star big man Anthony Davis was forced to watch from the sidelines as LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers buried his team in the fourth quarter, only a week after soundly beating them without him. Davis scored 22 points and hauled in eight rebounds in a mere 21 minutes of playing […]

Anthony Davis has had a roller coaster ride over the past month. He publicly requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans, which eventually led to a dysfunctional relationship between him and the franchise. The Pels planned to shut him down for the remainder of the season, something that the NBA did not allow, and […]

The new plan for the New Orleans Pelicans seems to be to have Anthony Davis sit out fourth quarters. While it makes sense for the team to protect him for future trades, it’s not surprising that it’s frustrating for him. According to Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN, Anthony Davis wants to play in crunch time: “I […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have their Anthony Davis plan in place for the rest of the season, and the big man is set to play Wednesday against the Los Angeles Lakers, but under a time restraint: Expect Anthony Davis to play 20 minutes tonight vs. Lakers. He’ll play 5-7 mins in 1st, 2nd and 3rd […]

The Boston Celtics will go all in for New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis this summer, but only if star point guard Kyrie Irving re-signs with the club, according to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. It is widely assumed the Celtics are willing to make everyone on the roster except Irving available in […]

The Boston Celtics have made one thing clear to the New Orleans Pelicans in pre-trade conversations for talisman Anthony Davis — everyone in their roster will be made available to acquire the six-time All-Star, including promising young wing Jayson Tatum, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. “Jayson Tatum has been thrust into the spotlight […]

After the New Orleans Pelicans opted against trading away Anthony Davis before the deadline, the resulting situation involving Davis, the franchise, and the league has been a little awkward to say the least. There has been some back and forth between the NBA and New Orleans regarding how Anthony Davis should be played. In speaking […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is frustrated with his team for its recent performances, but maybe he has himself to blame. An NBA executive said that James destroyed the Lakers’ chemistry by lobbying for New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis before the trade deadline and then proceeding to joke about it during All-Star Weekend: […]