Anthony Davis

There is always plenty of pressure for teams when it comes to draft night in the NBA. The right pick can set a franchise up for success for a long time while the wrong pick can disrupt a franchise's plans and set the organization back. The magnitude of those ramifications is only amplified when it...

The Los Angeles Lakers made a blockbuster deal over the weekend to acquire Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans to team up with LeBron James. In the most recent episode of RADIO.COM’s “Big Time Basketball” podcast, co-hosts Brian Scalabrine and Matt Steinmetz ponder if the Lakers, with the...

By Eli Hershkovich When the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook released next season’s initial NBA title odds, the Lakers were positioned at 20-1 — tied for the eighth-lowest with the Raptors (20-1). Fast-forward over a month. Frank Vogel’s squad boasts the league’s lowest odds (3-1), thanks to Los...

Well, for the Celtics fans who wanted nothing to do with the idea of Anthony Davis in Boston, you got your wish on Saturday. Davis is now a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski .

The reported trade of six-time All-Star forward Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers immediately alters the NBA ’s Western Conference landscape. After six playoff-less seasons, the Lakers appear ready to contend now that Davis will be joining superstar LeBron James in Tinseltown.

When Kevin Durant tore his Achilles in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, it appeared the Nets remained the favorite to sign Kyrie Irving. It seemed like the Celtics had a slightly better chance at re-signing him, though it was still unlikely. Now it almost feels unfathomable with the Lakers making the move...

WFAN's Gregg Giannotti was "utterly sick" Tuesday morning over the Achilles injury Kevin Durant suffered Monday night, not because he cares about what it means for the Golden State Warriors' title hopes but because he envisioned Durant wearing blue and orange next season. Durant left Game 5 of the...

The Ringer's Bill Simmons joined WFAN's Mike Francesa on Thursday before the NBA Finals tipped off with the Toronto Raptors' convincing Game 1 victory over the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors . Warriors star Kevin Durant remained sidelined due to a calf injury while the basketball...

An easy choice in the Big Easy. On the latest episode of RADIO.COM's "Big Time Basketball" podcast , Matt Steinmetz and Brian Scalabrine discuss the results of the NBA Draft Lottery , in which the New Orleans Pelicans won the rights to the No. 1 pick in next month's draft and the chance to select...

( CBS Sports Radio ) With the New Orleans Pelicans winning the Zion Williamson Sweepstakes on Tuesday, the Anthony Davis Sweepstakes can officially begin. Who has the best chance of landing AD? Is it the Los Angeles Lakers? The Boston Celtics? The New York Knicks? Stadium NBA analyst Jeff Goodman...