Ed Davis came to the Brooklyn Nets over the summer as a free-agent bargain, signing a one-year deal for the Nets’ available biannual exception of $4.49 million. His impact has been big already, as he’s leading the club with 8.3 rebounds per game in just 17 minutes a night.
That Davis would be making that sort of contribution on the glass isn’t a surprise — no player in the NBA has more rebounds in a reserve role since 2010 than Davis does.
But as Moke Hamilton of The Athletic (subscription required) learned, the Davis effect extends to New York’s other NBA team.