What Is Anthony Davis Up To?
(ESPN) – New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis has parted ways with longtime agent Thad Foucher, sources told ESPN.
To officially change agents, players are required to file paperwork with the players’ union and then wait 15 days. Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, who represents LeBron James among others, is a leading contender to represent Davis, sources said.
Davis has two years and $52 million left on his contract with the Pelicans, plus a $29 million player option for the 2020-21 season.
Coming off the best season of his career, averaging 28.1 points, 11.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocks, Davis led the Pelicans to the second round of the playoffs last spring. He finished third in the Most Valuable Player voting.
Nowadays, NBA players switch agents all the time. It’s normally not that big of deal, but when it comes to Anthony Davis of course it’s a big deal. With two years plus a player option left on his deal it’s not like he should be mad at the deal he got or anything like that, so who knows what the reason for the change may be. Why this is interesting is who he’s leaning on signing with next, Rich Paul and Klutch Sports. Why is that important? Well, there’s this guy
who also happens to play for a team that is expecting to have big time cap space in the next two summers. There have been rumors for years as to where AD would wind up once he eventually felt he needed to leave NO, and I don’t know how you can hear this news and not speculate that the Lakers could eventually become a serious contender to land him. It’s becoming clear that Rich Paul and Klutch Sports are becoming a power player in the sports agency world, and as you expect they are littered with LeBron’s pals:
Tristan Thompson
JR Smith
Eric Bledsoe
Norris Cole
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
John Wall
Ben Simmons
are just a few that are already part of the clutch family. Almost everyone on Rich Paul’s client list has played with LeBron at some point, which is why this is only going to fuel the fire and is news Pelicans fans probably hate to see. We’re still a ways before the Pelicans have to make any decisions on him, at least 1 year before they have to entertain the idea of trading him if he really is going to bolt, so just put this in your back pocket and save it for later. These are the breadcrumbs we always look back on after the fact and say we should have seen it coming, so I can assure you this is duly noted.
But let me just make myself clear. If I have to live in a world where the Lakers are throwing out LeBron/AD/Star Player X for the foreseeable future, I will be very angry online.