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Kentucky star Anthony Davis says it would be great to win another championship in New Orleans

The New Orleans Hornets officially advertised Anthony Davis' visit as "pre-draft workout (hash)4," even though the 6-foot-11 Kentucky star wore jeans during his tour of the club's training center and never broke a sweat.Since winning the NBA's draft lottery late last month, the Hornets have tried to play things close to the vest, declining to confirm publicly whom they will take with the top overall pick. That, of course, is among the worst kept secrets in the world.The Hornets didn't ask Davis to perform on the court during his visit, but they had him pose for pictures in a white Hornets jersey bearing the No. 23 he plans to wear next season. Those images are almost certain to make their way into marketing campaigns that the Hornets will be primed to unleash soon after Davis' addition to the squad is made official at the NBA draft on June 28.In the meantime, Davis demonstrated he can be a team-first guy, playing along with the charade as if he wasn't entirely positive he'd be the next...

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