From basically the moment he joined the Lakers last summer, Anthony Davis has made it clear that he wants to be the Defensive Player of the Year this season.
All year, his teammates have joined that chorus. LeBron James has tweeted about it. Head coach Frank Vogel and teammates Alex Caruso and Dwight Howard soon echoed that sentiment (this team really is in lockstep on everything). Rajon Rondo went even further, saying he’d be “angry” if Davis didn’t win the award.