Mark Medina: Dwight informed Anthony Davis about the DJ party. AD: “I think Dwight was the only one there.” AD said he didn’t go because he wasn’t aware about it
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Position: F-C
Born: 03/11/93
Height: 6-10 / 2.08
Weight:222 lbs. / 100.7 kg.
Salary: $27,093,019
Born: 03/11/93
Height: 6-10 / 2.08
Weight:222 lbs. / 100.7 kg.
Salary: $27,093,019
Mark Medina: Anthony Davis on what it’s like going through quarantine in Orlando: “The protocols aren’t that bad. We get tested everyday. It’s not any testing that no one can handle or hasn’t been exposed to already.”
Lakers Nation: Anthony Davis hasn’t taken advantage of any amenities yet. “I haven’t been doing much. I’ve been playing video games with some of the guys on the team. Everybody brought their gaming system.”
Mark Medina: Anthony Davis on not wearing a social justice phrase on his jersey: “I think the name ‘Davis’ is something I try to represent every time I step on the floor with my family. I was torn between the two.” AD added “my last name is very important to me.”
Anthony Davis not wearing social message on his uniform
Chris Haynes: Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis will wear his last name on the back of his jersey, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
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Other than during individual or team workouts, everyone will be required to wear so-called Magic Bands, which serves as both a hotel key and a health monitoring device that will help both the league and individuals be aware of any symptoms. The NBA has also established an anonymous hotline that allows anyone to report others that break protocols. “I think that everyone would be mindful of following the rules, just because of everything that’s going on,” Davis said. “I don’t think anyone wants to get COVID. So I don’t think guys would put themselves, or hopefully won’t put themselves, the other players and staff that’s going to be in the bubble in jeopardy. So I don’t think guys will do anything like that.”
Davis was then asked if he was 100 percent. “I feel 100 percent healthy,” he said. “But I don’t feel — I am. …I’m ready.”
Davis was then asked if he was 100 percent. “I feel 100 percent healthy,” he said. “But I don’t feel — I am. …I’m ready.”
“I think our chances are higher because we’re all rested,” Davis said, via Lakers.com. “We’re all ready to go. If anything, our chances got higher, and it’s going to be about who wants it more. Everybody had a decompression of the season … it’s about which team wants it more and which team can stay healthy.”
Harrison Faigen: Frank Vogel said he’s hoping not to play Anthony Davis at the five more than the Lakers were doing prior. He likes Dwight and JaVale handling the center spot by committee. He says if Dwight sits out, we may see Cacok, Kostas, Markieff or even Kuz at the five more.
Mike Trudell: Frank Vogel on what seeing LeBron and AD in the building working out does for him: “Excitement and confidence … watching them work, and seeing what they’re capable of doing, it gives me a great deal of confidence about what we’re about to endure.”
Mike Trudell: * @Anthony Davis on Orlando: “I think everybody would be mindful of following the rules. I don’t think no one wants to get COVID – (hopefully) guys won’t put themselves or other players/staff in jeopardy. The NBA is doing as much as they can to keep the bubble as safe as possible.”
Mike Trudell: AD on the new Lakers: “Markieff (Morris) showed he can be a big part of our team; Dion (Waiters) and JR (Smith) are gonna help us tremendously as well, with JR’s ability to shoot, and Dion’s ability to score and playmake. It’s going to be beneficial for us going to Orlando.”
Harrison Faigen: AD on the Lakers’ championship odds before the break vs. now: “I think our chances are the same… Actually I think our chances are higher because we’re all rested and ready to go… It’s about what team wants it more and what team can stay healthy.”
Mike Trudell: AD on playing without fans: “It’s going to be more of a mental thing than anything. If you’re having a bad game, there’s not going to be fans there to get you going. As we say on the team, you gotta bring your own energy … we’re motivated as a team, and self-motivated to win.”
Bill Oram: Anthony Davis was asked what he did during the suspension. Said he got great at Call of Duty and 2k. Joking (I think) he adds, “I was so fat. I was eating burgers every day.”
Melissa Rohlin: Anthony Davis said he hasn’t had any reservations about participating in the bubble. “I think we’re stronger together,” he said, adding, “We’re going to be the only ones on TV.”
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A league source believes that George is talking about Anthony Davis, which makes sense since he was widely regarded as the best power forward in the league in the summer of 2017 (when this conversation happened). Did the Pacers pass on an opportunity to add Davis for financial reasons? It’s not that simple.
While Davis may have told George that he wanted to join him in Indiana, it would’ve been nearly impossible for the Pacers to actually acquire the superstar big man. After all, it’s not like Davis was a free agent and the Pacers chose not to sign him because of the cost. Davis had just signed a five-year, $145 million extension with New Orleans in 2015, so he didn’t even have any leverage to demand a trade (unlike in 2019 when he threatened to walk as a free agent if they didn’t deal him).
At that time, Davis was a 24-year-old who was on the All-NBA 1st Team and New Orleans wanted to keep him for the rest of his career. In other words, he was virtually untouchable, especially since he had just signed an extension. The Pelicans didn’t trade Davis until two years later when he asked to be dealt (and even then it took a massive offer for the Los Angeles Lakers to add him).
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Shams Charania: New player option dates for 2020 NBA free agency: Anthony Davis: Oct. 14 Gordon Hayward: Oct. 17 DeMar DeRozan: Oct. 17 Mike Conley Jr.: Oct. 17 Andre Drummond: Oct. 17
Kendrick Perkins also appeared on the Scoop B Radio Podcast this week. He disagrees with World Peace’s assessment comparison. “I love Metta World Peace, that’s my guy but there’s no comparison to Anthony Davis,” Perkins told Scoop B Radio. “He’s a guy that we’ve never seen before. He’s one of one. He’s a generational talent. In my opinion, the closest guy that I’ve seen to Anthony Davis was Kevin Garnett when you look at the whole body of work that they both can do; their handles, their passing ability, their shot blocking, the way they defend they can switch from 1 through 5, they rebound at a high level. It’s no limitations on their game really. Offensively they both can shoot the 3. They both had post moves. KG had post moves. AD has post moves. KG could push the rock. AD could push the rock. But, AD is one of one man. He’s a generational talent.”
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Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis and TV host Jimmy Kimmel have raised more than a quarter of a million dollars to help fight hunger. Davis, Kimmel, Ronnie 2K and Kimmel’s TV partner — Guillermo — raised $262,000 for Feeding America, which serves as America’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization.
So is he a possibility for the Lakers? “Maybe,” one Western Conference executive said. A former executive said of Cousins and the Lakers, “That’s the only team. He respects [LeBron James], and he’s [Anthony Davis’] boy. [Other teams] don’t want that distraction. There’s a small window of time to play, and you can’t let up.”
“The reason the supermax was put into the NBA was for this exact reason — to offer superstars so much money they don’t want to leave. It’s had mixed success. The problem however is we don’t know what the salary cap is going to look like next year,” Windhorst said. “And even if the Bucks went 16-0 through the playoffs, if the salary cap collapses, it may not make economic sense for Giannis to extend. And this could also even apply to Lakers and Anthony Davis. Anthony Davis could be smiling from ear-to-ear, so happy to be in LA. But it may not behoove him to sign a long-term contract this summer. The results on the floor obviously matter, but the negotiations with the CBA and what happens with the salary cap may matter more about whether these guys resign this summer.”
Jerry West: “I think in Los Angeles, they have so many Laker fans. My goodness. The enormous success that the Lakers have had over the years, they are a really good team now, two of the best players we’ve seen in a long time on one team. I think it would be incredible for the people in the west. I’m not sure how that would go over for the teams back east who want to see their respective teams get an opportunity to play.”
Erik Gundersen: LeBron James hit the road with his bike again today, but J.R. Smith, Jordan Clarkson, Anthony Davis and Rich Paul also decided to join him for a Klutch sports bike ride. pic.twitter.com/z6fQlAKdqX
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Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson was asked by ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith on Tuesday to name five current NBA players that would have been able to play during Michael Jordan’s era. “That’s really easy for me,” Johnson said. “We start with LeBron [James], then KD, Kevin Durant, no question, I mean, that guy can score in any era, right? And I think Steph Curry could still shoot the way he’s shooting right now because I love watching Steph Curry play. And I think I would probably take Anthony Davis and the Greek Freak [Giannis Antetokounmpo]. Those guys could definitely play in the era that I was in, and other guys as well.”
If all players are forced to opt in, that means Anthony Davis returns to the Lakers for another season and will be eligible for free agency in 2021. That’s a good thing for the Knicks as Davis likely will be more amenable to moving on as LeBron James turns 37. “I think we will go 29-for-29 on player options picked up,’’ Marks told The Post.
Arash Markazi: The Los Angeles Lakers have won the 2020 #2KSim Championship. They defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in seven games to clinch the title. The #2KSim Finals MVP went to Anthony Davis, who said, “It makes you excited to get back on the court and try to bring a real ring to Los Angeles!” pic.twitter.com/s3nEDXCMGe
Toward the end of the call discussing the ramifications of the coronavirus pandemic, all parties were in agreement to take the court with proper safety measures once the league is given the green light to commence, sources said.
The group’s decision is expected to hold significant weight in the decision-making process for the rest of the league’s players when it’s time to deliberate on whether to restart the season. ESPN reported that players association reps began informally polling players about resuming the season.
In a conference with players on Friday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver stated that he couldn’t guarantee the safety of the players if play resumed in a city where they would be quarantined, but assured them the league would do everything in its power to make the safest conditions possible, sources said. That didn’t sit well with some players, sources said, with a vaccine not expected to be available for a year or two.
The majority of players who are essentially eliminated from postseason contention would rather the league start back up with the top eight teams in each conference competing in some sort of playoff, sources said. For some players out of the playoff picture, there’s concern a canceled season could negatively affect the next CBA, sources said. Silver said he doesn’t have to make a decision on the season until some point in June.
Most influential NBA players on Frank Jackson growing up: “I loved watching Allen Iverson when I was younger and Rajon Rondo, when he was with the Celtics. And I think being in the league, the last three years, I think being around Jrue (Holiday) has been just so awesome, tremendously helped me. Same with Rondo. I wish I could have played with him (longer). Jameer Nelson was huge when he was with us. Honestly, I’ve been really fortunate. (Anthony Davis) was great with me. To be surrounded by such awesome guys, but obviously me and Jrue have been buddies since I got here and that’s my dog. He always looks out for me.”
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