Los Angeles Lakers: Three reasons why Anthony Davis will re-sign

1. AD wanted to play for the Lakers all along

This is what Davis wanted the whole time, right?

His agent Rich Paul manipulated things to force Davis to come to L.A. He scared off other potential suitors, especially the Boston Celtics, by letting them know that Davis would only re-sign with the Lakers.

The fact that Paul also represents a certain 6-foot-8 superstar who signed with the Lakers in the summer of 2018 made this whole situation look like a coup d’état to non-Lakers fans.

So after all that, not to mention finally being on a team that can give him his first championship ring and take his legacy to a much higher level, Davis is just going to bounce?

He seems like the low-key sort who isn’t a flake. It’s hard to imagine Davis doing an about-face after making it clear he wanted the Lakers.

Here in L.A., he has everything you’d think he could ever want – a great chance at a championship, the opportunity to play with James and marketing opportunities galore in the show biz capital of the world.

He also has the opportunity, once James leaves, to be the face of a franchise that has boasted the likes of George Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O’Neal and Pau Gasol.

If Davis plays at least the next several years with the Purple and Gold, his jersey will someday be hanging in the rafters next to the world championship banner(s) he can help put up at Staples Center.

If he had the exact same accomplishments with just about any other franchise, his legacy simply won’t seem as great.