Anthony Davis represents both the most imperative part of free agency and a forgone conclusion for the Los Angeles Lakers. He was among the players to decline an option for the 2020-21 season, but that came with the expectation of eventually re-signing with the Lakers.
Davis to this point has yet to pen to paper, which is in line with reports he would not rush any decision. The timeline was expected to extend beyond Thanksgiving and reportedly was due to waiting to see how Lakers vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka would assemble the roster.
Pelinka has seemingly upgraded a team that won the franchise’s 17th championship, trading for Dennis Schroder; and signing Wesley Matthews, Montrezl Harrell and Marc Gasol; and retaining Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Markieff Morris.