NBA free agency: Ed Davis agrees to three-year, $20 million deal with Portland

One night after missing a potential game-tying free throw in the closing seconds against Memphis, the Lakers' Ed Davis shot 150 free throws at practice and has shown improvement at the free-throw line. Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images

One night after missing a potential game-tying free throw in the closing seconds against Memphis, the Lakers’ Ed Davis shot 150 free throws at practice and has shown improvement at the free-throw line. Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images

The Lakers’ unsuccessful free agency has taken a turn, morphing from missing out on star players toward failing to retain ones they want to keep.

Ed Davis agreed to a three-year deal worth $20 million with the Portland Trail Blazers, according to league sources familiar with the situation. Davis has no options on his deal, league sources said.

The Lakers, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics all expressed interest in Davis, according to a league source. Davis ideally hoped for either a two-or-three-year deal worth $7-8 million, or a one-year deal worth $9-10 million with the Lakers.

The Lakers wanted to re-sign Davis too after he 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 NBA season. But the Lakers put higher priority in attracting a marquee free agent, including Portland center LaMarcus Aldridge, Detroit center Greg Monroe, or Clippers center DeAndre Jordan, all of whom had meetings with various Lakers officials. But Aldridge has reportedly ruled out the Lakers, while Monroe agreed to a three-year, $50 million deal with the Milwaukee Bucks.

“The Lakers did everything they could,” a league source said familiar with Davis’ thinking. “But things move too quickly.”

Davis’ arrival in Portland should help the Blazers in a number of way. If the Trail Blazers retain Aldridge and Robin Lopez, Davis will likely become a significant role player. If either Aldridge or Lopez leave, Davis could help mitigate their departure.

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