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few days ago but it was from the team president
Despite rumors swirling to the contrary, Anthony Davis wants to be a part of what the Washington Wizards are building according to team president Michael Winger.
"My conversations with AD are delightful. He's a pro's pro. He understands who he is in this league, he understands the direction of this league, he understands what we're trying to do organizationally," Winger said. "He's communicated to me a strong interest in being part of what we're building - He, like the rest of us, wants to be on a really good basketball team and compete for something big. That's our aim, that's what we want to do, and I?m delighted that Anthony's here for that."
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2 months agoAnthony Davis made clear Monday that the Washington Wizards must present a credible path to contention this summer, setting up what figures to be one of the NBA offseason's most consequential front office conversations.
Davis said he plans to meet with Monumental Basketball president Michael Winger and general manager Will Dawkins in the coming months to evaluate the franchise's competitive timeline.
AD went on to say he won't demand a trade / force his way out. Although it sounded like he would be open to moving. But won't force the issue. That he will stay and play in WAS next season.
"I've been in this league a long time, and I've been with losing teams, been on losing teams," Davis said. "It's very hard to be a losing team and then a championship contender, right? I think one team has only done it: Boston in '08.
Even when I was in New Orleans and we had two losing seasons, then we made the playoffs our third year - that, within itself, is a huge jump. What is our plan for winning going into next season? And how? Not like this is a plan, but how do we execute that? And based on that, we'll kind of see what happens."
That sounds like he would be happy with their plans to improve / make the jump to being a playoff caliber team. Trae, Kyshawn George, Dybantsa, AD, A Sarr. That should be a playoff team.
Despite a rocky initial perception of the franchise, Davis said his concerns faded quickly after arriving.
"I can personally say now it's not what people think or what people make it seem," Davis said. "Yes, the losing is part of it, so people kind of tie that with the organization. But the organization within itself is totally different from what people think they're seeing."
"In the summer, right now, I'm going to compete, train and have the mindset that I will be here next year. Not only because I'm under contract, but also, I like these young guys. I ain't going to lie. I feel like they're all my children."
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