Anthony Davis has made it clear he belongs among the best players in the NBA today.
Last season, the 22-year-old Chicago native finished among the top 10 in scoring, rebounding, field-goal percentage and blocks while leading the league in player efficiency rating (PER) and propelling the New Orleans Pelicans to their first playoff berth in four years.
Whenever a player with Davis' combination of talent, current impact, room for improvement and youth comes along, it's practically routine to wonder where he might wind up in relation to the game's all-time greats. Davis himself seems to have considered it in some depth himself.
"I’m trying to be one of the best that ever played the game," he told Slam's Christopher Cason when asked about the work he's put into his game this summer.
Back in December, Davis assessed his own standing in the basketball world in even greater detail.
"When people talk about the greatest ever, I want to be in that conversation," he told Sports Illustrated's Lee Jenkins. "I’m nowhere close to it. No...where...close. But it’s ...
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Article written by Josh Martin