Anthony Davis Signs With Klutch Sports, Now Shares Agent With LeBron James

Matthew Moreno
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New Orleans Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis has officially joined Klutch Sports, the agency announced Sunday. Davis is being represented by Rich Paul, who of course is prominently known for working as an agent for LeBron James.

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There was immediate speculation Davis would sign with Klutch Sports upon parting with longtime agent Thad Foucher a couple weeks ago. Because of the connection with Paul, that led some beginning to forecast Davis would eventually join James on the Los Angeles Lakers.

In addition to Davis and James, Paul also represents Kentavious Caldwell-Popt, Ben Simmons and John Wall, among others.

If Davis is to wind up with the Lakers via free agency, it won’t be at least for two more seasons. He signed a five-year, $145 million contract extension with New Orleans in June 2015. Davis’ deal includes a player option for the final year (2020-21 season).

While the Pelicans are coming off a season in which they reached the NBA playoffs, their roster no longer includes key contributors DeMarcus Cousins and Rajon Rondo. Though, they were without Cousins since January due to an Achilles injury.

Although Davis professed his commitment to the Pelicans by signing the contract extension at the outset of 2015 NBA free agency, he wondered as recently as February if not requesting a trade would ultimately come back to haunt him.

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Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Managing Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers games, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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