Sunday NBA Roundup: Did Anthony Davis Do Enough for All-NBA Honors?

March 20th, 2016 by Grant Hughes Leave a reply »

Anthony Davis' fourth NBA season ended Sunday with worlds undevoured and records unshattered—a surprising disappointment to everyone expecting last year's breakout superstar to shake the foundations of the sport in 2015-16.

Beset by injury, overtaken by too much hype and crippled by a 1-11 start, the New Orleans Pelicans have had little to play for since December. And now, with Davis' knee and shoulder ailing, they announced they would shut him down.

A wise move, given the severity of Davis' injuries, per John Reid of the New Orleans Times-Picayune:



In 61 games, Davis averaged 24.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 2.0 blocks. Those are fine numbers for anyone not expected to build on a historically great age-21 season. In Davis' special case, the numbers are disheartening. His player efficiency rating of 25.2 is seventh in the league, but the 30.8 he posted last season was the 12th-highest in NBA history—and the best, by far, of any 21-year-old.

Remember, a quarter of NBA general managers thought he'd win MVP this year (only LeBron James got a higher percentage). An ...

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