Anthony Davis banner (24 inches X approx 59 inches) includes original mounting bracket. It hung at the 63rd Street Beach House (blocks from AD’s boyhood home), home base for all of the World Basketball Festival’s activities (Summer 2014).

The FIBA squad consisted of only six former NBA All-Stars after multiple players declined to participate.[5][6] Still, the team remained deep in NBA talent, and was considered the favorite to win the championship.[3][7] Holdovers included 2012 Olympic gold medalists James Harden and Anthony Davis, in addition to Stephen Curry, Derrick Rose, and Rudy Gay from the 2010 championship team.[5] The 2014 roster featured four players 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) or larger, the most of any US team since Mike Krzyzewski began coaching the team in 2006.[8] The team was also the youngest American team since 1992, when NBA players were first allowed on the team;[5] the average player was 24.08 years old, roughly a half-year younger than their 2010 team.[3]

In January 2014, USA Basketball announced their initial 28-man list of players to be considered for their roster for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.[9] Players on the list who withdrew themselves from World Cup consideration were LaMarcus Aldridge, Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler, Dwight Howard, Andre Iguodala, LeBron James, David Lee, Kawhi Leonard, Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook and Deron Williams.[10]

A 19-man preliminary roster was announced on July 14, 2014.[11] Two of the players, DeMar DeRozan and Chandler Parsons, were not named to the initial January roster.[11] On July 25, Blake Griffin pulled out due to concerns with his back, and John Wall was named as a replacement.[12][13] Mired in unresolved trade talks between his Minnesota Timberwolves and other teams, Kevin Love withdrew on July 25.[14] Love was replaced on the training camp roster by Paul Millsap on July 27. The day before, USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said that final squad members could also potentially come from the Select Team that is scrimmaging with the main camp roster in Las Vegas.[15] On July 29, Mason Plumlee was promoted to the senior team to give them an extra big man.[16]

This is a rare opportunity to own a piece of basketball history. The Anthony Davis Chicago 2014 Nike World Basketball Festival Light Pole Street Banner is a must-have for any serious basketball fan.

The banner features Anthony Davis, a star player for the Los Angeles Lakers. It was used during the World Basketball Festival and is a unique piece of memorabilia. This banner is in Very good condition and was manufactured in the United States. Don't miss your chance to own a piece of basketball history.

Nike and USA Basketball descended on the city of Chicago this week, and partnered to put on its World Basketball Festival event that was created to celebrate and honor the global passion for the game. The two previous versions took place in New York in 2010 and Washington D.C. in 2012, but Chicago’s city-wide, deep-rooted passion for the game seems to be the most appropriate stop to date.

Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. (born March 11, 1993), nicknamed "AD", is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for the New Orleans Pelicans. He plays the power forward and center positions. Davis is an eight-time NBA All-Star and has been named to four All-NBA First Teams and four NBA All-Defensive Teams. In his first season with the Lakers, he won the 2020 NBA Finals. In 2021, he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.[1] Davis is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time.

Davis played one season of college basketball for the University of Kentucky, when he was first team All-American and the Consensus National Player of the Year. He also won the USBWA National Freshman of the Year, NABC Defensive Player of the Year and the Pete Newell Big Man Award. Davis led the NCAA in blocks and set Southeastern Conference and NCAA Division I freshman single-season blocked shots records. He led Kentucky to a national championship and was named the most outstanding player of the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Davis left college for the NBA after one season and was drafted as the first overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the New Orleans Hornets, and was selected that summer to play in the 2012 Olympics. After his rookie season, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. The next season, he became an All-Star for the first time and led the NBA in blocked shots per game. He has since become the youngest player to score at least 59 points in an NBA game. In 2017, he was named the recipient of the NBA All-Star Game MVP Award after setting an All-Star Game scoring record of 52 points. Davis was traded to the Lakers in 2019. He has won gold medals with the United States national team on their 2012 Olympic team and 2014 World Cup team, making him the first player in basketball history to win an NCAA title, NBA title, Olympic gold medal and FIBA World Cup.

Born in Chicago,[5] Davis grew up in the Englewood neighborhood[6] and played high school basketball for Perspectives Charter School,[7] where he had attended school since sixth grade.[8] The team plays in the Blue Division of the Chicago Public High School League, which is ignored by the media because of its lower level of competition.[9][10] Perspectives is a charter school that operates as a math and science academy; it has a strong academic reputation, but minimal athletic success.[11][12] The school had no gymnasium and Davis's middle school basketball teams practiced at the nearby Second Presbyterian Church[10] in Chicago's historic South Loop District. In junior high school, he was known as "the little guy who would shoot threes from the corner".[9] He ended his freshman year at a height of 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m).[9] By the beginning of his sophomor