NEW YORK -- Baron Davis has a treacherous back (that requires surgery, I'm told, and prevents him from practicing when all other body parts are functioning normally), a ghastly contract ($62.9 million guaranteed -- fully protected, no exemptions -- over the next four seasons) and unsavory shot selection.
Additionally, the New Orleans Hornets guard is decidedly unhappy about still being with the team.
As Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady have attested (and qualified, in T-Mac's case, anyway) such dejection can sometimes result in certain family members not giving their all.