The Los Angeles Lakers power forward said how he was going to spend the money before playing in the NBA Cup final on Saturday against Indiana.

The Los Angeles Lakers power forward said how he was going to spend the money before playing in the NBA Cup final on Saturday against Indiana.

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday in Las Vegas, Nevada by a score of 133-89 to advance to the first NBA Cup final. The Los Angeles quintet will face the Indiana Pacers in search of lifting the trophy in the inaugural tournament and being the first team in the league to win it.

This is how money will be spent Anthony Davis

Players receive $200,000 for reaching the NBA Cup final and each of them takes an additional $500,000 for winning it. Money that Anthony Davis will use to buy Christmas gifts for his wife and his children, as confirmed on Thursday night at the end of the game against the Pelicans.

The Lakers remain undefeated so far in the tournament with a perfect record of five games won and are the favorites to take home the trophy. If they win the NBA Cup, it is not known if the Los Angeles franchise will hang a banner in the Crypto.com Arena since usually only teams only do that when they win the league.

In the Lakers stadium there is a banner for each of the 17 NBA championships they have won in their history and, along with the Boston Celtics, they are the most successful franchises in the league. The Lakers have not won a title since the 2020 season and this year they are in search of the NBA Cup and championship.

The victory against the New Orleans Pelicans improved the Lakers’ record to 14 wins and 9 losses, but Saturday’s game against the Pacers will not count towards the regular season as it is the NBA Cup final. The Los Angeles franchise is in fourth place in the Western Conference only behind the Timberwolves, Thunder and Nuggets.