AD would put Lakers' roster up 'against anybody'

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 commemorating all the NBA Finals series the franchise has won before -- 16 to be precise -- the addition of the former No. 1 pick and six-time All-Star in Davis, acquired in a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans last month, could be a major move back towards prominence.

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