(Photo: LM Otero, Associated Press)
Auburn Hills — The news of Pelicans forward Anthony Davis requesting a trade shook the NBA news cycle on Monday. Although his contract extends through next season, Davis — through his agent, Rich Paul — put the Pelicans and the league on notice that he didn’t want the supermax deal for five years and $240 million and wanted to be with a contending team.
It’s a power flex for a superstar to force his way out of a team that’s invested heavily in him but hasn’t had the results or the players around him to have much playoff success.