NEW ORLEANS — A choice is posed to Anthony Davis, who often stirs his teammates up in debate from his spot in the back of the team bus with his "Would you rather…" questions.
Would Davis rather win NBA MVP or the NBA Cares Community Assist Award for charitable efforts and dedication to community outreach?
The question is no joke. Davis takes his off-court projects quite seriously.
Then again, only one of these two awards needs no explanation. Who wouldn't want to be MVP?
Not even a millisecond of furrowing that famous brow can pass before Davis answers flatly.
"Community Assist, for sure," he says. "MVP, that's definitely one of the things that everybody who comes into the league thinks about. But I'm so into the community, man. I love the kids. I love giving back. I want the season-long Community Assist Award. If I had a chance to win that, that'd be big.
"And then we can talk about MVP. MVP's definitely a dream, but I just love the community. It's just me. MVP will take care of itself; I'm not worried about it. If it happens, it happens. But the Community ...
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