By all accounts, Anthony Davis had a very productive season for the Los Angeles Lakers. Sure, he missed about five weeks at midseason with a stress injury in his right foot, and he was inconsistent early in the playoffs, but other than that, he was outstanding.
He averaged 25.9 points a game while establishing career highs in rebounds per game (12.5) and shooting accuracy (56.3%) during the regular season. Had he missed fewer games, Davis would’ve been officially recognized as the NBA’s leader in rebounding average.
Although he had some difficulties at the free-throw line in crunch time, his foul shot accuracy of 78.4 percent was a significant improvement over the previous two years.
But he was outplayed by Nikola Jokic in the conference finals, and perhaps the burden of guarding the two-time MVP was too much.
Is it time for the Lakers to start Davis at the 4 and split his time between the 4 and the 5 next season?