What Anthony Davis Needed To See To Confirm He Was Laker

The Anthony Davis trade from the New Orleans Pelicans to the LA Lakers was a long and grueling process which seemed would never end. In fact, it extended for so long that even Davis couldn’t believe that, at long last he was dealt.

After his agent called Davis to tell him that he had been traded to the Lakers, Anthony had to double-check the news by taking a quick scroll through Instagram. It was that unbelievable!

And yet, it was true.

Anthony Davis told @jimmykimmel that even though his agent told him he was traded to the Lakers, he didn’t fully believe it until he saw it on Instagram. https://t.co/r2y8PGjdls

— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) July 31, 2019

In a recent interview, Davis revealed how he actually found out he would be moving to Los Angeles.

At the time of the trade, he was in the middle of watching a movie and didn’t even answer the calls from his agent. Luckily, the agent was persistent and Davis realized that he must have had something important to say. So, he picked up and heard the news that he was traded to LA.

Davis simply couldn’t believe it. And at his age of 26, the initial thought was to check Instagram. He only believed it was true once he saw the news on Instagram.

Official: #Pelicans complete three-team trade with Lakers and Wizards

New Orleans Acquires Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and Draft Picks From Los Angeles

Story: https://t.co/O9Ge3ejcAO pic.twitter.com/Xagjw9Gm5J

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) July 7, 2019

The Lakers acquired Anthony Davis in a trade that sent Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart and Brandon Ingram to the Pelicans along with the draft rights to De’Andre Hunter, and two future first round picks.

The three-time All-NBA and All-Defensive NBA team member will be a great addition to the Lakers and is expected to help put the team in immediate contention for the NBA Finals.