NBA Trade Rumours: LeBron James urged to tell Anthony Davis to demand a Lakers trade
LeBron James and Anthony Davis will meet in Los Angeles tonight as the Los Angeles Lakers take on the New Orleans Pelicans. The meeting between the two teams comes at a time when Anthony Davis is continually being linked with a move to the Lakers as doubts remain over his long-term future in New Orleans.
The 25-year-old could become an unrestricted free-agent in 2020, and Davis is likely to move on due to the Pelicans' inability to compete at the highest level.
Speaking on 'Skip and Shannon Undisputed', noted NBA analyst Skip Bayless, expressed his belief that LeBron should put pressure on Davis to demand a trade to the Lakers before the end of the current trade deadline in early 2019:
"I'm going to put myself in LeBron's shoes... (If I'm LeBron) I'm going to tell Anthony that the time is now and not later. I would say Anthony, I need you to do something that is against your nature - I need you to take a stand and make a stink with your management that you are demanding a trade to the Lakers before this trade deadline of February 7th... I would tell Anthony to tell his management to call Magic Johnson and try and arrange a package."
Bayless went on to claim that the Lakers should offer Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and Kyle Kuzma as part of a trade for Davis, while expressing his belief that the Pelicans would be willing to accept a deal should the Lakers include their promising young trio.
You can see Skip Bayless' full appearance on 'Skip and Shannon Undisputed' in the video below:
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