Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis started the season trending toward an MVP performance, but he still can't believe he has never won a Defensive Player of the Year award.
Davis, who has enjoyed a big season with the Lakers, recently shared an attention-catching take on the Wembanyama Defensive Player of the Year narrative that has been swirling around the NBA.“Defensive player of the Year… I feel the narrative is being pushed for Wemby to get it, right,...
7.Andre Jackson Jr. vs. Kings– Jackson Jr. jumps out of the gym for the put-back 6.Trayce Jackson-Davis vs. Spurs– Jackson-Davis puts the Rookie of the Year on a poster 5.Jaylen Brown vs. Mavericks– JB drops a huge slam in Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals 4.Anthony Edwards vs...
Davis played one season of college basketball for the University of Kentucky, where 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 ...
Davis was in early MVP and Defensive Player of the Year discussions before injuries took him out of a big chunk of the middle of the season. That's always been the issue for him. When healthy, he is an elite player on both ends of the floor. ...
What made it worse is the Lakers did not play with Marc Gasol, and he has not played much recently. Gasol is not the two-time All-Star and former Defensive Player of the Year he once was, but that nouse on the defensive end never truly leaves a player...
Anthony Davis Anthony Marshon Davis Jr.▪ Instagram:antdavis23 (Unibrow, The Brow, AD, Ant, Phatman, Street Clothes, Wilt Davis) Position:Center and Power Forward ▪Shoots:Right 6-10,253lb(208cm, 114kg) Team:Dallas Mavericks Born:March 11,1993in Chicago,Illinois...
Last season was one of Davis' healthiest recently, with the big man's 76 appearances representing the first time he's crossed the 70-game threshold since 2017-18. He produced at an elite level, finishing on the All-NBA Second Team and the All-Defensive First Team behind 24.7 points, 12.6...
First-year Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick, most recently a podcast host and an ESPN commentator, opted not to vote All-Star L.A. center Anthony Davis last year to a spot on either All-Defensive Team this past season. The 6-foot-10 big man was voted to his third-...
Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Anthony Davis and Wilt Chamberlain that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.