Despite making a highly publicized trade request earlier this week, New Orleans Pelicans’ All-Star forward Anthony Davis isn’t hiding from the media. He decided to speak with reporters on Friday and offered them some insight into his intention to leave the organization.
“I feel like it’s my time,” – said Davis when asked why does he wants to be traded. “I gave the city, organization, fans everything I feel like I could. I don’t know how long I’m gonna play this game. People’s careers are short. And I feel like it’s my time to move on.”
Davis added that he feels he is playing at the elite level at the moment and said that he wants to take advantage of that.
The 25-year-old superstar also rejected the notion that he only wants to play for the Los Angeles Lakers, saying that neither he nor his manager gave the Pelicans any preferred destination.
Anthony Davis hasn’t played since mid-January when he injured his thumb in the game against the Portland Trail Blazers. After his trade request was made public, it was reported that Davis won’t play with New Orleans again, but the player himself rejected that possibility on several occasions and stated that he intends to play once he recovers.
Teams already started calling New Orleans Pelicans’ general manager New Orleans Pelicans’ general manager Dell Demps to find out their asking price for Davis, but it seems like the organization is set on playing the waiting game. According to multiple media reports, Demps prefers to wait until the summer to extract the maximum value and isn’t looking into the possibility to trade his star player before the Thursday’s trade deadline.
