Anthony Davis has ‘made clear’ to Lakers he wants to play with another center.
Throughout the opening years of his time in Los Angeles, Lakers fans pushed for the team to play Anthony Davis at center. Despite winning a title with Davis alongside a center, so much of the discussion around the team surrounded opening up the floor with AD as the lone big.
Be careful what you wish for, I guess.
After multiple seasons of AD at center, a move largely forced into reality after the Russell Westbrook trade, the pleas now are to go back to two-big lineups. And those aren’t just coming from fans, but AD himself.
Dave McMenamin of ESPN wrote in a piece on Thursday about AD and his desire to play alongside a big man.
One thing Davis has made clear to the Lakers, sources told ESPN, is his preference to play alongside another big more often. The Lakers are thin in the middle going into the season with Christian Wood expected to be out for at least eight weeks following left knee surgery, leaving Jaxson Hayes and two-way player Colin Castleton as the only other healthy centers on the roster.
While the opinions of fans may have swayed, AD’s has not. Even as fans were clamoring for the Lakers to go small during Russell Westbrook’s first year in Los Angeles, Davis spoke of how much easier the game is for him.
Be careful what you wish for, I guess.
After multiple seasons of AD at center, a move largely forced into reality after the Russell Westbrook trade, the pleas now are to go back to two-big lineups. And those aren’t just coming from fans, but AD himself.
Dave McMenamin of ESPN wrote in a piece on Thursday about AD and his desire to play alongside a big man.
One thing Davis has made clear to the Lakers, sources told ESPN, is his preference to play alongside another big more often. The Lakers are thin in the middle going into the season with Christian Wood expected to be out for at least eight weeks following left knee surgery, leaving Jaxson Hayes and two-way player Colin Castleton as the only other healthy centers on the roster.
While the opinions of fans may have swayed, AD’s has not. Even as fans were clamoring for the Lakers to go small during Russell Westbrook’s first year in Los Angeles, Davis spoke of how much easier the game is for him when playing alongside a big man.
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