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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 […]

The recent news of Anthony Davis seeking his way out from the New Orleans Pelicans has shocked teams across the league with only 11 days before the Feb. 7 trade deadline. Agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports said his client decided to so in hopes of transparency with the franchise. “Anthony wanted to be honest […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis has requested a trade to a championship contender, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. His agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, informed the Pelicans his client has no desire to re-sign with the team and would prefer to go to a team with title aspirations. “Anthony wants to be traded […]

And so, the roller coaster ride towards the trade deadline begins for the Los Angeles Lakers and its fans. The Lakers are 25-24 midway to the season, and their superstar, LeBron James is in danger of missing his the playoffs for the first time since 2005. James suffered a grade 3 groin injury during the […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis could return as soon as next week from his left index finger injury, according to his agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports. Anthony Davis suffered a volar plate avulsion fracture on his left index finger and will be re-evaluated every 48 to 72 hours. Rich Paul tells […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis doesn’t plan on requesting a trade this season, but the former No. 1 overall pick will evaluate his future in the offseason, according to Shams Charania of The Atheltic. The Pelicans can offer Anthony Davis the supermax extension this summer. If he declines it, Davis can become […]

Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans will see a hand specialist to confirm if he has a fracture in his left finger. Per Shams Charania of the Athletic, if the big man has a fractured finger, then he’ll likely be out for two to four weeks. New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis will see […]

Fire and Ice — a perfect nickname to what was thought to be an imperfect partnership between DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis. The New Orleans Pelicans’ former frontcourt tandem quickly proved the NBA wrong, terrorizing teams in the low post and out-smarting them from the outside, building one of the most feared big-men pairing in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will have a chance to shoot their best shot this offseason for their main target in New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis. While the purple-and-gold have two recent No. 2 overall picks on their roster, their best young trade asset isn’t Brandon Ingram or Lonzo Ball, but rather their 27th overall […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are unlikely to snag New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis before the trade deadline, but could instead focus their efforts on a swap before the NBA Draft as a last resort. A former NBA executive put the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics ahead of the Lakers due to a strong […]

The race for New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis might have to wait until the offseason, but even then, a former NBA executive thinks the Los Angeles Lakers would only be third in the sweepstakes, despite boasting the player that publicly stated his eagerness to play with him, LeBron James, and his agent Rich Paul […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic hasn’t been one to back down against anybody in the NBA — and Anthony Davis is no exception. In fact, it could be time to incorporate Nurkic into the All-Star conversation. Jusuf Nurkic rose up for the big rejection! 🚫#RipCity pic.twitter.com/kPuMUmF415 — NBA TV (@NBATV) January 19, 2019 The […]

Things just keep getting worse for the New Orleans Pelicans. Not only are they having a miserable 2018-19 campaign, but now, superstar Anthony Davis will be sidelined for one-to-two weeks due to a finger injury he suffered during a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are offering free tickets to all furloughed government employees on MLK Day. We’re offering free tickets to Monday’s game to all furloughed government employees at @FedExForum Box Office while supplies last. 🐻 🎟️ Details 🔽https://t.co/goFcj3ELPo — Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) January 18, 2019 Monday’s game will be a celebration of the late, great […]

The 2019 NBA Trade Deadline is just under a month away, and the trade market across the association has already started to heat up. Speculation has already started to circulate on whether a couple big name players will be moved come February. All-Star big man Anthony Davis is a popular name on the rumor mill, […]

During the past offseason in the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers were thought to be in prime position to sign Paul George alongside Lebron James. Of course, George decided to remain with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Lakers then had to settle for just Lebron *sigh* in free agency. Everyone had the opinion that the […]

Per the Athletic’s Marcus Thompson, Anthony Davis’s agent Rich Paul was speaking with Warriors GM Bob Myers and Kevin Durant. Agent Rich Paul (who reps Anthony Davis) getting a lot of attention sitting next to Warriors bench. KD and Myers spent a while chatting with him — Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) January 17, 2019 Davis […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis delivered one of his best dunks of the season in Wednesday’s night game against the Golden State Warriors, and it happened to be directly on Kevin Durant. Davis entered the matchup with plenty to prove as he looks to continue to showcase his talents as one of the best […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis reportedly hasn’t had any substantial discussions with his agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, about his future, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Davis’ future in New Orleans has been a hot topic around the NBA ever since the star signed with Rich Paul before the 2018-19 […]

On Monday, L.A. Clippers guard Patrick Beverley messed around when he threw New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis’ shoe to his sideline. Messing with an opposing player’s shoe isn’t unheard of in the NBA. Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade did it in a playoff game, throwing Mike Bibby’s shoe to the sideline after he lost […]

Unless New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis becomes available via trade this season, the Los Angeles Lakers are unlikely to trade for an All-Star-caliber player, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. The Lakers are just 3-7 since superstar small forward LeBron James got hurt against the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day. As a […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are walking on thin ice when it comes to their future. While they may have one of the best players in the NBA in Anthony Davis, wins have been hard to come by. Despite making the playoffs for just the second time in his career last season, it appears that the Pelicans […]

The internet detectives are at it again, as the fine people of the world wide web have discovered an important Instagram like from New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis. Davis, who has been linked to the Los Angeles Lakers ever since he signed with LeBron James’ agent before the season started, recently liked […]

Los Angeles Lakers second-year forward Kyle Kuzma scored a career-high 41 points on Wednesday night, leading his team to 113-100 victory over the Detroit Pistons without LeBron James. A steal at the end of the first round of the 2017 NBA Draft, Kuzma has been the Lakers’ second best player this season. Kuzma has averaged […]

In midst of the Anthony Davis trade hoopla, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum decided to join in with his own hyperbole. When asked via the Celtics Beat Podcast, Tatum stated that he would trade himself for Davis if he were considered a trading option. “Yeah, I’d trade me too for Anthony Davis,” Whether it sounds […]

The New Orleans Pelicans may have allowed the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers to go 8-of-8 from the three-point line in the first quarter of their matchup on Wednesday night, but Anthony Davis is at least showing why he is one of the best players in the league. Check out this sick through-the-legs dribble which led to […]

Before the season started, New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis said he was the best player in the NBA because he plays at an elite level on both ends of the floor. Wednesday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers at home, Anthony Davis showed exactly what he was talking about, blocking two shots in […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum says he’d trade himself for New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis too. The Celtics have been linked to Anthony Davis for a few years now. If Davis declines the supermax extension in the summer from New Orleans, the Pelicans could trade AD out of fear of losing […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis is already one of the most athletically gifted players in the NBA. When he unleashes moves like the Shammgod, he becomes impossible to guard. Unfortunately for the JaMychal Green of the Memphis Grizzlies, he was the victim of the nasty skill move on Monday afternoon. The Brow breaks out […]