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New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry told reporters in Houston on Tuesday that the media has a better chance at betting on the New Orleans Saints in the Super Bowl than getting superstar big man Anthony Davis to speak on his trade request. Anthony Davis has requested a trade from the Pelicans, but he […]

While Anthony Davis hasn’t spoken on the full reason he’s demanded a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans, the Saints, the other sports team in the city, might have been part of the problem. In The Athletic’s recent breakdown of the Anthony Davis sweepstakes, an interesting tidbit was thrown in regarding the Pelicans and their […]

Kyle Lowry was in full support of Anthony Davis requesting a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans ahead of the looming trade deadline. The Toronto Raptors guard argued that time is short and players must do what makes them happy. “Hey man, whatever makes him happy,’ said Lowry, according to TSN’s Josh Lewenberg. “This brotherhood […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have reportedly engaged the New Orleans Pelicans in efforts to acquire Anthony Davis before the Feb. 7 trade deadline. According to Gery Woelfel of The Racine Journal-Times, the Bucks have included every player not named Giannis Antetokounmpo in said conversations. The Bucks and the Toronto Raptors are two late additions to the […]

On Monday morning, Anthony Davis informed the New Orleans Pelicans that he would like to be traded. Since then, several teams have risen as potential suitors for the former Kentucky Wildcat, including the New York Knicks. Other teams are already scrambling to prepare offers for Davis, but the Knicks’ strongest bid won’t be made until […]

On Monday morning, Anthony Davis informed the New Orleans Pelicans that he would like to be traded to a championship-contending team. Since then, speculation has run rampant as to where the former Kentucky Wildcat might land. One team that is said to be interested is the Los Angeles Lakers, who are led by one of […]

The recently-reported interest from the Toronto Raptors and the Milwaukee Bucks in a potential trade for Anthony Davis brings some level of concern for the latter, given how they lack the assets the New Orleans Pelicans will likely want out of a deal. ESPN’s Zach Lowe expressed he was leery of a potential swap between […]

Two Eastern Conference powers won’t fall behind in the Anthony Davis sweepstakes, as the Toronto Raptors and the Milwaukee Bucks are expected to throw their hat in the ring and make a bid for the New Orleans Pelicans star, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. The Bucks and Raptors are in a tight race […]

The New Orleans Pelicans reportedly tried to steer their star big man Anthony Davis from hiring Rich Paul of Klutch Sports before signing with him last fall, according to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. Once Davis parted ways with his former agent Thad Foucher and consequently signed with Paul, a lifelong friend of LeBron James […]

Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge is reportedly undeterred on making a trade for New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis, even without the assurance that he would agree to an extension with the team, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Ainge knows that if he is successful on his gambit, there is no possibility that Kyrie Irving […]

One of the NBA’s most interesting storylines of the season made waves on Monday as the news broke early that morning by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Anthony Davis had requested a trade. With the New Orleans Pelicans currently under .500, and six games removed from the Western Conference playoff picture, Davis’ camp expressed his desire […]

News of Anthony Davis’ trade request has fanned NBA front offices by more than 24 hours and while the New Orleans Pelicans expressed they have no intention to rush the process of finding a new home for their talisman player, his agent Rich Paul, is expected to step in again by putting the Los Angeles […]

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 […]