When Anthony Davis was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2019 NBA offseason, many critics wondered if he would still be the same player he was on the New Orleans Pelicans.
The reason for this narrative was the added pressure that came with being a Laker, and how Davis had never felt that pressure to win and be great before.
Safe to say, through 53 games of his first season with Los Angeles, Davis has undoubtedly lived up to the hype. He shed the injury-prone label and has played in 46 of the team’s 53 games, averaging a team-high 26.