33% is not a great stat, but it definitely got the job done, especially when the lights shone the brightest. AD was forced to be a floor spacer because he usually played alongside JaVale McGee and Dwight Howard either taking the center position, and AD was instead a power forward position. The key distinction here is his three-point shooting. As usual, AD also showed his teeth on the defensive end with 2.3 blocks and 1.5 steals per game.
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He also averaged 85% from the free throw line, uncharacteristic for a big man, but without a doubt, a huge boost considering he gets to the line 8.5 times a game that year.
AD provided that in 2020 and then some.ĪD averaged 26.1 points per game along with 9.3 rebounds on 50% shooting, and 33% shooting from deep. What LeBron heavily lacked during his time with Miami and Cleveland was that he lacked a big man that complement his own offensive presence by being a lob threat, a dominating presence on the defensive end, and a secondary scoring option. When Anthony Davis was traded to the Lakers in 2019, the Lakers were immediately viewed as NBA Championship favorites, and it's not just the simple fact that LeBron James gets arguably his most skilled teammate in his 20-year career, but it's the fact that their games compliment each other very well. The question is, which one of them is better? Let's break them both down. These two seasons show two kinds of play that AD has shown. Who will be the starting center? Who will be the point guard? Depending on how the offseason plays out, it will definitely dictate the kind of Anthony Davis we'll see this upcoming season. It's unclear as to what the Lakers roster will look like next season. And in the trained eye, it's clear that there was a different kind of AD played in those two years. And in those seasons, the circumstances were a whole lot different: different teammates, different coaches, different health conditions. That's his most since his 2020 championship year, where he played 78 games. It was tough seeing him watch, and fans were trolling him on social media with the nickname “ADisney.”īut this year, he played 56 games in the regular season and all 16 playoff games, for a total of 72. Then the following 2021-22 season, AD only played in 40 games due to an MCL sprain in December, followed by an ankle sprain that February. The Brow had an extremely troublesome couple of years, unable to dodge injuries, starting with an Achilles injury in 2020 against the Nuggets, (what a coincidence!) then an adductor strain in the playoffs of that year, to which he tried playing through but he was immediately removed. the Warriors that even impressed Jack, the list goes on and on.īut if there's one positive to truly take away this season, that positive would be Anthony Davis having his healthiest season since 2020. There are also memorable moments on the court such as fans hitting half-court shots, LeBron throwing a tantrum because of a game-deciding missed call, playoff memories like D'Angelo Russell hitting clutch threes in Game 4 against the Grizzlies, Anthony Davis dunking over Jaren Jackson Jr., Austin Reaves hitting a half-court shot in Game 6 vs. Or it could be the blockbuster trades that brought D'Angelo Russell and Rui Hachimura, and truly saved the Lakers season. Whether it's coming back from a 2-10 start that had analytics give them a 0.3% chance to make the playoffs, epic moments such as LeBron James passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the all-time scoring record, to Austin Reaves having a breakout playoff run that is sure to delight Rob Pelinka and Jeanie Buss enough to give him the extension he deserves. The Los Angeles Lakers may have been eliminated by the Denver Nuggets in humiliating fashion by a sweep, but it's very clear that there are a lot of positives and highlights to take away from this season.
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