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Anthony Davis still wants to be traded despite Pelicans winning NBA Draft Lottery

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The New Orleans Pelicans luck at the NBA Draft Lottery has done little to persuade Anthony Davis’ desire to be dealt elsewhere.

According to reports, the 26-year old has not changed his mind regarding his trade request despite the Pelicans winning the number 1 overall pick and the right to draft Zion Williamson next month.

The 25-year old, who has spent seven seasons with the Pelicans after being selected first overall in the 2012 NBA Draft, is eligible for free agency following the 2019/2020 campaign.

With the numbers he has put up throughout his career, there will be no shortage of teams lining up to acquire him before the trade deadline. The New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, and Los Angeles Lakers are among the teams prepared to most aggressively pursue Davis in trade talks this offseason.

The Lakers were pushing around to acquire Davis at this past season’s trade deadline, but the previous Pelicans management team did not like any of the offers they were receiving, and opted instead to wait until the summer to see if other teams can exceed the strength of the offer Los Angeles put together.

Davis has averaged 23.7 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.4 blocks, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals in 466 regular season games. He averaged career highs in rebounds, assists and steals despite playing in just 56 games in 2018/19.

He is also a six-time NBA All-Star, three-time NBA blocks leader, and been selected to All-NBA First Team three times, the NBA All-Defensive Second Team twice, and the NBA All-Defensive First Team in 2018.

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Jimmy Butler has chance to send Heat to Finals, can’t deliver after clanking wide open three off front of rim

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The Miami Heat were so close to competing the comeback and heading off the NBA Finals.

They were down by two and had possession with less than 20 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Instead of managing the clock and waiting as long as possible to get a shot off, Butler tried to take advantage of having a wide open shot and fired off a transition three with no defenders around him with still 17 seconds left. Unfortunately for the Heat, Butler simply didn’t get enough lift into the shot and clanked it off the front of the rim.

By the end of it all, Celtics won by four and find themselves off to the next round while the Heat are forced to reminisce over what went wrong.

Did Jimmy make the right decision? Watch the video below and let us know what you think!

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Raptors forward Pascal Siakam selected to All-NBA third team

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Pascal Siakam accomplished something that not a lot of players that failed to make the All-Star team can do.

The Toronto Raptors forward was officially selected to the 2022 edition of the All-NBA third team after receiving 42 third-team votes and seven second-team votes.

The 28-year old played exceptional on both ends of the floor, and bounced back after a rough pandemic-shortened campaign in Tampa Bay. He averaged 22.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 5.3 assists through 68 games in 2021/22.

Siakam is just the third player in franchise history to receive the honour (Vince Carter, DeMar DeRozan). It marks the second time in his career he was selected to an All-NBA team. He was previously selected to an All-NBA second team after an impressive All-Star season in 2019/2020.

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Award-winning rapper J. Cole will be playing basketball in Canada this summer

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J-Cole wants to prove to everybody that he is more than just a rapper. He is also an aspiring basketball player and will get to play professionally north of the border.

The Grammy-winning artist has reportedly signed a contract to play for Canadian basketball team Scarborough Shooting Stars of the
Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL).

The 37-year old previously played basketball in Africa last May with
Patriots Basketball Club of the Basketball Africa League, but left after just three games due to “family obligations”.

The Shooting Stars will open their season against the Guelph Nighthawks on May 26.

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