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Pelicans' Davis eagerly awaits playoff debut (The Associated Press)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- It takes a certain self-confidence for a college freshman to embrace a potentially pejorative nickname like ''The Unibrow.''

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Perhaps that was an early sign that Pelicans forward Anthony Davis, who led Kentucky to a national title in 2012, had not just the talent, but also the intangibles to lift a sinking NBA franchise back to playoff contention.