[ad_1] Opting to focus on the upcoming season with the Los Angeles Lakers, Anthony Davis has decided not to participate in the upcoming USA Basketball training camp and FIBA Basketball World Cup, sources confirmed to ESPN.League sources familiar with the situation confirmed to ESPN's Dave McMenamin and Ramona Shelburne that Davis is not ruling out playing for the 2020 Olympic team, but wants to spend this offseason focusing on the
[ad_1] Is it title or bust for Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers? How will the All-NBA big man adjust to sharing the court with LeBron James? What would Davis have changed about his public and prolonged exit from the New Orleans Pelicans?Following his introductory news conference, we sat down with the Lakers' biggest summer acquisition as he dished on his new franchise, leaving New Orleans, his involvement in
[ad_1] EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- After Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka called him "the most dominant young basketball player in the world" at his introductory news conference Saturday, Anthony Davis made a declaration echoing the same confidence in his new team."I would put our roster up against anybody," Davis said. "I feel like that in a seven-game series that we would come out victorious."With banners hanging above him
[ad_1] LeBron James won't be giving up his No. 23 to new teammate Anthony Davis after all.The planned jersey swap for the 2019-20 season has been postponed due to potential production and financial issues with manufacturer Nike, a source told ESPN's Dave McMenamin, confirming a Yahoo Sports report.James wore No. 23 during both of his stints with the Cleveland Cavaliers and last season with the Los Angeles Lakers. It's also
[ad_1] LeBron James won't be giving up his No. 23 to new teammate Anthony Davis after all.The planned jersey swap for the 2019-20 season has been postponed due to potential production and financial issues with manufacturer Nike, a source told ESPN's Dave McMenamin, confirming a Yahoo! Sports report.James wore No. 23 during both of his stints with the Cleveland Cavaliers and last year in Los Angeles. It's the number Davis
[ad_1] After missing out on Kawhi Leonard, Rob Pelinka believes the Los Angeles Lakers moved forward by putting together a versatile roster that addressed personnel mistakes made from a year ago.The general manager spoke on Friday about the Lakers adjusting quickly after Leonard's decision to join the LA Clippers and learning from last summer's ill-fated decision to add ball-handling playmakers while sacrificing shooting."I really haven't spent a lot of time
[ad_1] After talking with the Los Angeles Lakers, Ron Adams will remain in a revised role on the Golden State Warriors' coaching staff, league sources told ESPN.The Lakers had received permission from the Warriors to speak with Adams about the possibility of joining Frank Vogel's staff, but no official offer was made, according to a league source.Adams has been a key assistant coach for the Warriors. He just finished his
[ad_1] As Danny Green -- perhaps Kawhi Leonard's closest teammate, having paired with him to win championships in both San Antonio and Toronto -- waited on Leonard's decision last week, he was left in the dark just like the rest of the world.Except he was pretty sure of one thing: Leonard would not be joining the Los Angeles Lakers."I think all of it was a shock to me," Green said
[ad_1] Ron Adams has turned down an assistant-coaching job with the Los Angeles Lakers and will remain in a revised role on the Golden State Warriors coaching staff, league sources told ESPN.Adams has been a key assistant coach for the Warriors. He just finished his fifth season on Steve Kerr's staff and 25th season overall as an NBA assistant coach.The Lakers had received permission from the Warriors to talk with
[ad_1] It is said negotiation is an art, and it's taught that way in business schools, described that way in numerous books and portrayed that way in movies.But over the past month, several of the most high-profile NBA deals didn't feel like they had much art involved. They were more like blunt-force trauma. In retrospect, 2019 could be remembered as the league's summer of leverage.In the span of just a
