Anthony Davis – Los Angeles Lakers
Anthony Davis is a PF currently playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers are currently 1st in the Western Conference and 2nd in the league overall with a record of 49-14. Anthony Davis is one of the many new members of the Lakers roster this year. However, he is the only new superstar-caliber player that was acquired this year on the Lakers. Anthony Davis is currently averaging 26.7 points per game, 9.4 rebounds per game, and 3.1 assists per game while shooting 51.1 % from the field. His defensive numbers are also very impressive with stats including 2.4 blocks per game, 1.5 steals per game, while being top 10 in defensive rating among players and the Lakers as a team being top 10 in defensive rating. Anthony Davis a front runner for MVP and Defensive Player of the Year. I mean, the numbers obviously show it. Anthony Davis has been straight up balling this year and is showing everybody that he can put up superstar on a good NBA team alongside another superstar player in LeBron James. Anthony Davis the last few years has been unhappy with the success of his previous team in the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pelicans didn’t make the playoffs often and when they did, they would always have early exits which Davis was very unpleased about. The storyline around Anthony was beginning to be said that he was a superstar player that was great but needed a better team around him. The pelicans from time to time would try to give Davis help but it just never turned out too well. This ultimately led to Davis demanding for a trade. He had any destinations including the Lakers but Davis’s main goal was to leave the New Orleans Pelicans organization. This led to Davis being traded to the Lakers in return for many of the Laker’s young core players. Anthony is known as one of the top 5 players in the NBA and has been a beast in the NBA since he first started playing in the NBA. The man has averaged at least 20 points per game, 10 rebounds a game, and at least 2 blocks per game since his 2nd season in the NBA. Anthony Davis is a generational player and will continue to wreck havoc in the NBA. The NBA, players, fans, and coaching staff knew if the Lakers already with LeBron James were able to acquire a superstar-caliber player in Anthony Davis then the Lakers would instantly become favorites to win the 2020 NBA championship. So far, Anthony Davis has played right up to expectations and now the Lakers are the #1 favorites out of every NBA team to win the chip. My advice for Anthony Davis would be to keep doing exactly what you’re doing right now but also to not overdue yourself and God forbid injure yourself. He continues to learn day by day and I can wait to see him play again!
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