He’s far too athletic and quick for many opposing centers and power forwards to defend, so during the latter portion of the 2014-15 regular season, a few Western Conference teams figured they’d try something else, something a bit unconventional. Besides, not much else was working against Anthony Davis.
With New Orleans’ two-time All-Star forward regularly rolling to huge scoring nights – including averaging 33.5 points over a four-game stretch in early March – Houston and Sacramento gave small forwards Trevor Ariza and Rudy Gay, respectively, the surprise assignment of defending Davis. Although the 6-foot-10 Davis still averaged 23.