Anthony Davis faces the music

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The storm surrounding the New Orleans pelicans star still lacked an essential element, the only thing that would seemingly bind everyone and put an end to the hints that someone was pulling his strings. back shop.

His voice.

It would have been understandable, if not probable, for Davis to take the easy way on Saturday morning and avoid the media push that he knew was waiting for him.

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Perhaps it was his only play, outgoing and speaking frankly.

He would not let his love for the city of New Orleans take him hostage and waste precious, healthy years of his primitive age, nor did he admit to being stressed about telling his teammates that he wanted to go out.

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Although this creates a murky situation on the ground for the rest of the season and that the merits of knowing whether he should play or not will be discussed by April, he seemed unburdened.

"Big market, little market, I just want to win," said Davis. "It does not matter the markets. This is the best situation for me, the best solution for me.

"I want to win, no matter where he is. It's time for me to move on.

Choosing Rich Paul as his agent in September does not automatically mean that his wishes will come after LeBron James' – although this is a notion he had to take into account and that the public would think when he proceeds. Paul moves in a strategic and transparent way – there are very few surprises, but that does not mean that his presence makes a bad situation. That does not make him the villain either and Davis a naive flower, ripe for handling.

Having the Los Angeles Lakers on Davis 'list of favorite teams is hardly an idea Paul and James should concoct, especially given the involvement of Davis' father, Anthony Davis Sr., who helps him guide his steps.

Davis, it seems, started writing his own story on Saturday. So far, his wishes have been interpreted and not visible.

"I had a plan and I was keen to follow it, I did what I was supposed to do," Davis said. "I knew it was a chance [a trade] This was not the case because the pelicans had to make their decision. Nothing happened and I'm still here, playing basketball until the end of the season. "

And given the way the Pelicans have botched the staff situation over the last few years, it's not irrational to think that the organization would have one last woe: swapping Davis too soon, just because it's demanded.

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It looked like another piece of embarrassing stupidity on an already stale cookie. Davis was not an author, but a mere mirror of what was hurting the organization and the lessons it should learn as it prepared to go out.

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