Anthony Davis Articles - Page 95

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 […]

On Tuesday, ESPN’s SportsCenter committed a pretty huge blunder involving the hot topic of New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis and his links with the Los Angeles Lakers. The famed sports program aired a screenshot of an alleged comment made by LeBron James on Davis’ Instagram post which actually turned out to be fake. A […]

Lonzo Ball has made it clear through his camp that he would prefer to land in a city that has a direct line for the starting point guard job, as a potential swap with the New Orleans Pelicans for prized big man Anthony Davis would send him into a potential competition with Elfrid Payton for […]

Since the announcement Monday morning that Anthony Davis had requested a trade via his agent Rich Paul, it has almost felt like a foregone conclusion that he will someway, somehow end up a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. There are obvious ties between both parties and abundant expressed interest on behalf of the Lakers. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers dropped their home game against the Philadelphia 76ers, 121-105, Tuesday night. As crazy as it may sound, the game itself very well served as a break from the bigger story that is Anthony Davis. That said, Josh Hart gave his reaction to the brewing blockbuster as if he had no clue […]

New Orleans Pelicans star power forward Anthony Davis could be heading out of town soon on a permanent leave of absence. Until then, however, he is bolstering his teammates and coaches from the bench. AD may have requested a trade, but he's still helping out the Pels coaching staff ✊ pic.twitter.com/Mtg4MxCdDE — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) […]

Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores doesn’t think All-Star power forward Blake Griffin will pull an Anthony Davis and request a trade from the franchise. The Pistons are really struggling right now. After losing to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday at home, Detroit fell to 21-28 on the season. The Pistons are not in the playoff picture […]

Yahoo Sports insider Chris Haynes doesn’t see the New Orleans Pelicans trading superstar big man Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers before the Feb. 7 trade deadline. The NBA fined Anthony Davis $50,000 on Tuesday for violating a collectively-bargained rule prohibiting players or their representatives from making public trade demands. New Orleans released a statement […]

The Anthony Davis to Los Angeles trade scenario is now in full swing. With the Lakers reportedly willing to get aggressive with trade packages for Davis by the deadline, they realize the time is perfect to go ahead and land the generational talent. But, in order to complete this mission, the trade must include Lonzo […]

The struggles faced by the New Orleans Pelicans to secure a spot in the playoff picture for just about all of the season has been thematic of Anthony Davis’ time with the team and why many feel he is justified in asking for a trade. However, there could be other truths that contributed to his […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis was fined $50,000 on Tuesday for his public trade request. The Pelicans, who are in Houston taking on James Harden and the Houston Rockets, will be without Davis, as he recovers from a finger injury. Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry met with reporters pregame and responded to the NBA’s […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar power forward Anthony Davis was fined $50,000 on Tuesday for violating a collectively-bargained rule prohibiting players or their representatives from making public trade demands. Anthony Davis is making a nice $25,434,263 million this season, so it’s safe to say he will be able to afford the fine. However, according to salary cap […]

The ongoing sentiment around the league has been that there are only three serious contenders in the Anthony Davis lottery, with those teams being the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, and New York Knicks. However, there is one team that could be on the periphery of being a legitimate threat to snag Davis away from […]

New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis made headlines following his request to be traded from the team. As a result, there has been plenty of speculations regarding where he is headed next. The Los Angeles Lakers have been pegged as the frontrunners to land Anthony Davis, however, it appears the New York Knicks will […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis is open to playing for the New York Knicks, according to Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report. Anthony Davis has requested a trade from the Pelicans. The Brow can become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2020. It is unknown if New Orleans is going to […]

With massive news breaking on Monday that New Orleans Pelicans star  Anthony Davis has requested a trade and will eventually be playing for a new team, the rest of the league is waiting to see which team that will be. There is a significant belief that the Los Angeles Lakers could be the lucky team […]

The NBA has fined New Orleans Pelicans star big man Anthony Davis $50,000 for his public trade request. The NBA has fined #Pelicans star Anthony Davis $50,000 for violating the league's collectively bargained rules prohibiting players or their reps from making public trade demands. The statements were made by agent Rich Paul. pic.twitter.com/naUh1Mi0z5 — Tomer […]

Could the Milwaukee Bucks make a blockbuster trade to pair Anthony Davis with Giannis Antetokounmpo to form what would be arguably the deadliest duo in the NBA? It’s not very likely, but let’s have some fun with it and explore the possibilities: https://twitter.com/willswims/status/1090320840732934144 In this monster trade, the New Orleans Pelicans will send Davis and […]

A video on Twitter from a New Orleans Pelicans fan has made its rounds on the internet following the big news on Monday that Anthony Davis’ time with the franchise will soon come to an end. The video, which begins with a lighter held above Anthony Davis’ jersey, finishes with a heartwarming note thanking A.D. […]

Could the Toronto Raptors land superstar players in back-to-back years by trading for Anthony Davis months after acquiring Kawhi Leonard? It doesn’t seem all that likely, as it is going to be tough for the Raptors to match offers that some other teams can present, but let’s for a second pretend that Toronto general manager […]

If the New Orleans Pelicans receive a rich offer from a team for Anthony Davis before the Feb. 7 trade deadline, they could reach out to the Boston Celtics and reportedly ask who would be available from their roster in the offseason, according to Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe. Barring something unforeseen happening, the […]

With Anthony Davis telling the New Orleans Pelicans he wants a trade, fans everywhere are getting on RealGM trade checker to see which deals work for their respective favorite teams. Of course, one team that will be in the thick of the Davis sweepstakes is the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers have the young talent […]

If Anthony Davis remains on the New Orleans Pelicans after the Feb. 7 trade deadline, the belief around the league is that the Boston Celtics would become the overwhelming favorites to land AD in the offseason, according to Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe. The Celtics could trade for Anthony Davis now, but they would have […]

Think it’s a shoo-in that the New Orleans Pelicans trade superstar big man Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers? Think again. According to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, San Antonio Spurs head coach spoke to Pelicans general manager Dell Demps this week, telling Demps not to give in to Davis or the Lakers: “I’ve been […]