Heading into what could be the latest, wildest NBA offseason yet for the Los Angeles Lakers, the one advantage the New Orleans Pelicans have over every other team as they hope to convince Anthony Davis to stick around is the $239 million contract they can offer.
Unfortunately for New Orleans, he doesn’t seem to care all that much about the difference he’d be making in New Orleans compared to other cities that might offer a better situation.
Sam Amick of The Athletic wrote a column on why New Orleans might be in actual danger of losing the best player in their franchise’s history, and it said exactly what the Lakers want to hear:
“According to a source with knowledge of Davis’ thinking, he does not see the extra $87.