First and foremost: Breathe a sigh of relief. Anthony Davis is fine—for the most part. But he almost wasn’t. Midway through the second quarter of the New Orleans Pelicans’ Tuesday night victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, Davis collided with DeAndre Jordan and immediately began favoring his side. He didn’t make it back down the [...]
March 7, 2018
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Anthony Davis has been playing out of his mind since DeMarcus Cousins went down with a torn Achilles on January 27. He is averaging 35.9 points, 12.8 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, 2.4 assists and 2.3 steals for the month of February and has led the Pelicans to a 8-3 record for the month. He had one [...]
February 27, 2018
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Anthony Davis’ latest comments will come as music to New Orleans Pelicans’ fans ears. Although The Brow recently acknowledged he’s thought about becoming the next Kevin Garnett—loyal to a fault—he followed up these thoughts by reiterating his commitment to his current team, per The Advocate’s Scott Kushner: “I’m here until 2021 and then I’ll make [...]
February 26, 2018
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Anthony Davis views Kevin Garnett as a cautionary tale. Back in May 2010, a couple years after he was traded to the Boston Celtics and just before LeBron James fled the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat, The Big Ticket offered candid comments about the perils of loyalty in the NBA. He had spent 12 [...]
February 22, 2018
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As a franchise athlete or someone competing at the very highest level of any field you need to have a special amount of self-confidence and belief in your abilities. Anthony Davis has that confidence in his ability and the ability of his currently injured All-Star teammate DeMarcus Cousins. When asked by Rachel Nichols of ESPN [...]
February 21, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
Here’s hoping you haven’t yet had your fill of Anthony Davis rumors this season, because we’ve got another batch waiting for ya. According to Sporting News’ Sean Deveney, while the New Orleans Pelicans superstar remains untouchable now, the Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs are all at least half-hoping to [...]
February 1, 2018
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Breathe freely, New Orleans Pelicans peeps. Your team isn’t on the verge of trading Anthony Davis anywhere. And, yes, “anywhere” includes the Boston Celtics. Here’s what ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski had to say on the matter during an appearance on The Dan Le Batard Show (h/t Clutch Points’ Andrew Salmi): “No. I mean, New Orleans has no intention of [...]
January 18, 2018
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Anthony Davis is still a few years from even entering the danger zone for a contract extension (one would think) and the period where the Pelicans would have to start seriously considering trading him if things haven’t turned around since he hasn’t committed to the team long-term. Davis has always stated his loyalty to the [...]
December 20, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
Anthony Davis has not requested a trade, and the New Orleans Pelicans aren’t trying to trade him. But, woo boy, if he ever hits the chopping block, there will be plenty of teams waiting for him. Plenty of teams, in fact, are already waiting for him, according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski: Davis remains an obsession [...]
December 19, 2017
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At long last, we have some good news on the NBA’s injury front. Okay, actually, we have kind-of, sort-of good news. Real good news would include the abolition of injuries altogether. But following this season’s spate of onset absences and serious setbacks from marquee names, we’ll take what we can get—especially as it pertains to [...]
December 4, 2017
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