Anthony Davis is having yet another remarkable season for an underperforming team. His New Orleans Pelicans currently sit at 21-24, three and a half games out of the eighth spot of the Western Conference playoff picture if the postseason started today. Coincidentally, the Los Angeles Lakers have the inverse of that record, and would also find themselves on the outside looking in on the postseason if it kicked off tonight.
Fortunately for both teams, it does not, and according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN during an appearance on “NBA Countdown,” New Orleans intends to utilize the remainder of this season to try to convince Davis to remain a Pelican moving forward:
“They want to continue to try to improve this team to convince Anthony Davis to stay there.