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NBA commissioner Adam Silver admits Anthony Davis’ trade request from the New Orleans Pelicans “backfired to a certain degree.” After Davis’ trade request leaked to the public, Davis was booed at home by Pelicans fans. AD didn’t play in back-to-backs to close out the season. The whole situation was ugly and Silver says public trade […]

Many members of the New Orleans Pelicans, particularly head coach Alvin Gentry, are still embittered by the way Rich Paul manipulated Anthony Davis this season, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. Davis’ trade request essentially ruined the Pelicans’ season. New Orleans is thankful Zion Williamson didn’t sign with Klutch Sports and chose CAA instead. […]

The New York Knicks are expected to be one of the teams who will try to trade for New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis. They have several young assets, plus the third overall pick, and there are people who believe that they can get this done. Fox Sports 1 commentator Cris Carter believes that the Knicks […]

It’s reportedly highly unlikely New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis changes his stance on wanting to be traded despite having a productive and respectful meeting with executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin on Wednesday in Los Angeles, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Watch Stadium. Griffin and Davis’ agent, […]

New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin hasn’t engaged Anthony Davis trade talks with rival teams yet, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Griffin is determined to keep Davis with the Pelicans by changing AD’s mind about wanting to be traded. New Orleans won the draft lottery and will select Duke […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis met with executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin on Wednesday in Los Angeles and the two are expected to meet again, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Griffin is trying to convince Davis to change his mind about his trade request. AD can become an […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis is slated to meet with new executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin on Wednesday, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. This will likely be Griffin’s only shot to convince Davis to stay, something he claimed he would try to do upon taking the job. […]

Anthony Davis might be making an NFL comeback, but it won’t be with the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers have released Davis from their roster, per Field Yates of ESPN.com. At the beginning of the month, Davis announced his intention to un-retire and make a comeback. The offensive tackle was a first-round pick back in […]

Anthony Davis is favored to be with the Los Angeles Lakers at the start of the 2019-20 season, per BetOnline.ag. The online betting site has Davis being on the Lakers for the first game of next season at +100. The New Orleans Pelicans and Boston Celtics are tied at +200, while the New York Knicks […]

New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin and general manager Trajan Langdon are meeting with superstar big man Anthony Davis on Monday. Griffin and Langdon will try and convince Davis to change his mind about wanting to be traded by the Pelicans. https://twitter.com/PrestonEllis/status/1133098081883426817 The Pelicans won the Draft Lottery and will […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were the biggest winners of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery when they surprisingly won the first pick despite only having a six percent chance. Pelicans General Manager David Griffin is expected to select Zion Williamson from Duke University to the chagrin of the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

The league has announced its 2018-19 All-NBA teams, and just like most years, there are players who deserve to be on the list but didn’t make it. Though the voters did a near-perfect job, there are those who question the inclusion of some and the exclusion of other, more deserving players. In truth, the voters […]

The NBA Draft is less than a month away. The league’s new and enthralling lottery system established which teams will be making the first 14 picks of the 2019 NBA Draft. The New Orleans Pelicans won the NBA Lottery and will make the first selection on June 20 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The […]

The New Orleans Pelicans caught a big break during the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery. Going in, the Pels had a 6.0% chance to win what is essentially labeled as the Zion Williamson sweepstakes. Well, luck was on their side (depending on who you ask) and the Pelicans have a shot to correct mistakes that were […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is reportedly spotted having dinner with New Orleans Pelicans center Anthony Davis at Nobu in Malibu, according to a Reddit user. In a different tweet, James and Davis were said to be with Russell Westbrook as well. https://twitter.com/tashcoug/status/1131403439148154880 Davis, who has openly and publicly expressed his desire to get […]

Turns out, Zion Williamson didn’t actually get snubbed for an autograph by New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis and Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall. Williamson was apparently misquoted by the New York Post. The high-flyer, who is expected to be selected by the Pelicans with the No. 1 overall pick in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have an ongoing streak of disarray, dating back to the time when former president of basketball operations Magic Johnson was at the helm of the front office. According to Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report, the disconnect between Johnson and governing owner Jeanie Buss could have stemmed from a leak of the […]

The trade talks surrounding New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis are starting to pick up steam once again, especially since the start of free agency is less than two months away. The Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Boston Celtics are expected to be the most aggressive teams who will try to negotiate with […]

Magic Johnson uncovered all the smoke surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers, including the rumored packages he offered for New Orleans Pelicans talisman Anthony Davis prior to the trade deadline. The former president of basketball operations went on ESPN’s First Take and blamed Dell Demps for leaking the trade details — details that ultimate upset nearly […]

The New York Knicks went into Tuesday night’s NBA Draft Lottery, tied alongside the Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns, with the best odds of landing the No. 1 pick and instead ended up with the No. 3 pick. There was at least one, if not two gut reactions: 1) The sky is falling because they […]

If New Orleans Pelicans owner Gayle Benson gets her way, there’s no way Anthony Davis will be traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan said earlier this week that Benson would only deal the Pelicans’ franchise player to the Lakers “over [her] dead body.” Does that sound like an owner who would ever […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and general manager David Griffin are still trying to work things out with All-Star forward Anthony Davis, who requested a trade from the franchise back in February. Team executives hope they will be able to keep him, especially now that they have won the first overall pick in next month’s draft. […]

New Orleans Pelicans general manager David Griffin is going to do his best to convince Anthony Davis to stay because he believes he can create a ‘Big 3’ of Davis, Jrue Holiday and Zion Williamson in The Big Easy, according to Marc Berman of The New York Post. The Pelicans are expected to draft Williamson […]

New Orleans Pelicans owner Gayle Benson has denied a report that she won’t trade Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers this summer if the franchise can’t convince him to change his mind on his trade request. Friday morning, a report surfaced claiming Benson said she wouldn’t trade Davis to the Lakers “over my dead […]

Worried about what the Boston Celtics might look like next season, Beantown? Have no fear: Bill Simmons is here. On The Ringer podcast, Simmons proposed a rather ridiculous way for the Celtics to reshape their roster for the 2019-20 campaign, and it involves Boston landing Anthony Davis (which might actually happen regardless) and Mike Conley. […]

New Orleans Pelicans owner Gayle Benson reportedly has no intentions of trading her talisman Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers. According to ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan, the owner gave specific instructions to former general manager Dell Demps, who once refused to take calls from Lakers GM Rob Pelinka during the trade deadline, before ultimately entertaining […]

The New Orleans Pelicans may have lucked into the No. 1 overall pick and the chance to draft Zion Williamson, but that does not necessarily mean that superstar forward Anthony Davis is ready to change his trade demands. The Boston Celtics are aware of this. With their franchise player still expressing discontent with the franchise, […]

People with the New Orleans Pelicans organization and around the NBA reportedly believe Anthony Davis needs to be “tougher” moving forward, according to Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald. Davis has been prone to injuries his entire NBA career. The six-time All-Star has never played more than 75 games in a season with the Pelicans […]

Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans are reportedly expected to meet within the next week, according to Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald. Davis will meet face to face with David Griffin, who is the new Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations. Similarly, New Orleans is also waiting on a meeting with Anthony […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had a very good night on Tuesday, as they surprisingly ended up with the fourth overall pick in the NBA Draft Lottery. L.A. was not projected to win a lottery pick, as most believed that they would end up with the No 11 or 12 pick. The Lakers leapfrogged a good […]

Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones outlined a potential Anthony Davis trade for the Los Angeles Lakers during Thursday’s edition of ESPN’s “Get Up!” The trade would send Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma and Brandon Ingram along with the fourth overall pick in exchange for Davis and Solomon Hill: Here's @D19J's hypothetical trade to get […]

Despite the recent wave of good luck in the NBA Draft Lottery, the New Orleans Pelicans are not expected to be quite as lucky when it comes to keeping franchise star Anthony Davis. Even after speculation of the potential of him coming back to play along consensus top pick Zion Williamson, it’s likely that Davis’ […]

The NBA Draft Lottery sent shock waves throughout the entire league on Tuesday night, as the New Orleans Pelicans defied the odds to land the no. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft while the Los Angeles Lakers climbed all the way into the top four. Both Los Angeles and New Orleans figure to […]

Anthony Davis is favored to not be with the New Orleans Pelicans when next season starts, per BetOnline.ag. The online betting site has Davis at a -200 to be with another team next season. Reports came out after the draft lottery on Tuesday that Davis still wants to be traded by the Pelicans despite New […]

After getting the No.1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft and the right to draft Duke phenom Zion Williamson, the New Orleans Pelicans are hoping that it would be enough to convince disgruntled star Anthony Davis to stay. However, several people still think that AD should not change his mind regarding a trade. One of […]

As was the case at the February trade deadline, the New Orleans Pelicans reportedly remain uninterested in trading Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. The Lakers now have the No. 4 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft and could package that in a deal along with Kyle […]

The New York Knicks’ plan to become a championship contender wasn’t off to a good start after they failed to land the first overall pick in last night’s draft lottery. They are still expected to go after top-tier free agents this summer as well as engage in trade talks with the New Orleans Pelicans with […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have won the first overall pick in this June’s draft, which they are expected to use to get Duke superstar Zion Williamson. This is an important piece the franchise will use to jumpstart their rebuild, and executive vice president David Griffin believes this will make them a more attractive destination. In […]

The New Orleans Pelicans defeated all odds and lucked their way into the No. 1 overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft, effectively changing the scope of what was already bound to be a mind-blowing summer of free agency. Yet even if the consensus top-overall pick Zion Williamson makes his way to The Big Easy, […]