The tone in his voice sounded relaxed as Lakers forward Ed Davis spoke into the phone. It marked a rare break in Davis’ busy schedule. He has spent every weekday in the past month both in the weight room and attempting 400-600 jumpers with a new release in hopes to improve his game. It also marked Davis having a rare moment of tranquility. Leading up to June 25, Davis will opt out of his $1.1 million player option in hopes for a more lucrative and long-term deal with the Lakers. But once free agency hits on July 1, uncertainty awaits on whether that plan will work. “I definitely want to be back,” Davis said in an interview with Los Angeles News Group. “With everything being equal, I’m 100 percent going back there. Hopefully that’s the case. But with free agency and all the stuff going on with the draft, you never know how things are going to go.” The 26-year-old Davis represented a rare bright spot in the Lakers’ 2014-15 season that ended with a 21-61 record, the team’s worst mark in franchise history. After Davis posted career-highs in scoring (8.3 points a game), field-goal percentage (60.1), rebounding (7.6), blocked shots (1.2) and assists (1.2) in his fifth season, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said, “We’d love to have Ed Davis on our team.” - See more at:http://www.dailynews.com/sports/201...-affection-for-lakers-hope-for-lucrative-deal
