Anthony Davis wanted to leave the New Orleans Pelicans well before he issued a trade demand. In retrospect, he likely never really wanted to be here. That much was obvious from the first question. Davis first words at his initial Lakers press conference were:
“The most difficult part of the process was not knowing the unknown…when it was announced that I was being traded, I wouldn’t say it was a sigh of relief, but it was something I’d thought about for a long time.”
Sure, lots of kids dream of being Lakers even those born in Chicago.