For the first time since requesting a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans earlier this week, Anthony Davis spoke to reporters about his future, and unfortunately, he didn’t do anything to fuel the Los Angeles Lakers trade rumors. In fact, he played it about as safe as he could.
After explaining to reporters why it was his time to leave the organization, Davis refuted any reports that he had a preferred destination (via Fletcher Mackel of WDSU):
“I never gave an [ultimatum]. Me or my representation never gave the Pelicans a destination or anything, so I’m not sure where that’s coming from, maybe the connection with my representation but we never gave the Pelicans a destination.