This summer, Anthony Davis extended to the Los Angeles Lakers for $186 million over 3 years. During this agreement between the two camps, the interior also obtained a promise from its leaders: it will be used less in the pivotal position.
In 2022-2023, the former New Orleans Pelicans player played 99% of his minutes in this position. And this offseason, the Angelenos agreed to relieve him with the arrivals of Jaxson Hayes et Christian Wood.
But can Angelenos have ambitions with this configuration? For an anonymous scout, the Lakers cannot win without pivot AD.
“AD is a five. Period. He has to be. So they can’t win with him playing as a 4. And he also needs to be in better shape. He looks like he worked in the offseason. The last time he was in top form was when they won the title.
He was noticeably thinner than last season. I don’t know what he did. But he looked much heavier than before. They need a thinner version of him this season,” the source assured Sports Illustrated.
We’re not going to hide it, within the editorial team (with intense pressure from a certain Antoine P.), it has been obvious for years that Anthony Davis has a greater impact in the pivot. And in important moments, he will clearly be used in this position by Darwin Ham.
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2023-10-20 08:28:00
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