{"id":572425,"date":"2026-04-08T20:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/572425\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:04:08","slug":"anthony-davis-id-probably-still-be-in-new-orleans-if-pelicans-had-drafted-ja-morant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/572425\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Davis: I\u2019d probably still be in New Orleans if Pelicans had drafted Ja Morant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anthony Davis on trade to Lakers: It was tough though because when Rich Paul\u00a0was telling me like you got to go to the\u00a0media\u2026 and I never talked about this by\u00a0the way. You\u2019re getting the first\u00a0clues. I’ve never\u00a0spoken\u00a0to anybody\u00a0about this. Draymond Green: Appreciated. Davis: When Rich\u00a0told\u00a0me like you have to go and say I was like no, hell no.\u00a0Be a villain? man\u2026 change teams? I was scared. Like I didn’t at first I didn’t\u00a0want to be traded cuz I’m like change is\u00a0change is different man. Change is hard. I started doubting myself like\u00a0man I know I can do in New Orleans. I’m\u00a0going to get all the balls. I’m about to go\u00a0play with LeBron, spotlight. I\u2019m gonna play\u00a0with Rondo. Like I’m about to play with\u00a0all these players in LA\u2026 I’m about to go play with\u00a0some guys. And it’s like I am I ready\u00a0for that? I wasn’t sure, you\u00a0know, so I’m like, man, I don’t know.\u00a0Let’s figure this out over here, you\u00a0know? I hit Bron like, bro, you want to\u00a0come over here? Like everybody trying to\u00a0figure it out so I didn’t have to leave.\u00a0So because I was comfortable, and I’m glad I did make the\u00a0make the change, but that sh*t was tough when\u00a0he was telling me what I had to do, and\u00a0I was like, man,\u00a0but at the day, I had to\u00a0grow up and do what’s best for me and let the rest\u00a0take care of itself.\u00a0Green: So Ja Morant gets drafted number one\u00a0instead of Zion and you’re probably\u00a0still a New Orleans Pelican. Davis: I think. Yep. I\u2019d probably still be\u00a0in New Orleans. Green: And you asked David Griffin\u00a0to draft Ja Morant, and he didn\u2019t<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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