“And then it came down to Anthony Davis or Victor Wembanyama for the final spot. I know, I know that the Lakers are in the play-in. I can’t deny that Anthony Davis had an outstanding individual season. The defensive numbers for the Lakers as a team are not great. They’ve been basically right around league average all year. But his impact defensively, particularly protecting the paint, at the rim, all of the metrics says he’s been a top-10 defender at that position. You factor in that with 25 (points) and 12 (rebounds), a boost in assists this year, Anthony Davis gets the final spot on my Third Team All-NBA.”
“If I’m the Los Angeles Lakers, I need to get LeBron James out in transition. I need transition buckets. The shooters, Austin Reaves, Taurean Prince, Rui Hachimura, of course D’Angelo Russell, who has had an incredible season, they have to shoot the ball well. Denver, good 3-point shooting team, not a high volume 3-point shooting team. Can they win the 3-point battle there? Fast break, can they win that there?”
LakerTom says
“And then it came down to Anthony Davis or Victor Wembanyama for the final spot. I know, I know that the Lakers are in the play-in. I can’t deny that Anthony Davis had an outstanding individual season. The defensive numbers for the Lakers as a team are not great. They’ve been basically right around league average all year. But his impact defensively, particularly protecting the paint, at the rim, all of the metrics says he’s been a top-10 defender at that position. You factor in that with 25 (points) and 12 (rebounds), a boost in assists this year, Anthony Davis gets the final spot on my Third Team All-NBA.”
“If I’m the Los Angeles Lakers, I need to get LeBron James out in transition. I need transition buckets. The shooters, Austin Reaves, Taurean Prince, Rui Hachimura, of course D’Angelo Russell, who has had an incredible season, they have to shoot the ball well. Denver, good 3-point shooting team, not a high volume 3-point shooting team. Can they win the 3-point battle there? Fast break, can they win that there?”
LakerTom says
JJ could want to keep DLO for his 3-point shooting. Hard to become a better 3-point shooting team if you let DLO walk.