The Lakers have been one or even the biggest disappointment of this 2021-22 season. With a year-end in mid-April, the Los Angeles franchise quickly found itself on vacation. The reasons for the failure are many but Anthony Davis’ disappointing new season hasn’t really helped. Faced with this, Kevin Garnett has it big and calls on the man with the monobrow to wake up next season.
Forty. This is the number of games played by Anthony Davis last season. Not even halfway through the exercise, which caused the Lakers big problems. After the Brow’s injury, LeBron had to carry the franchise on his shoulders. And at 37, the collarbones are no longer as strong as before, Los Angeles breaks the face and can not participate in the Play-in Tournament. For its part, AD still has good stats: 23.2 points, 9.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.3 blocks, 1.2 interceptions, but the impact and consistency were insufficient compared to what that he had been able to achieve in the bubble, where he was hyper dominant on both sides of the field. After such a season, the former Kentucky obviously wanted to take a break and admitted last month that he had not touched a basketball since April 5. A situation that can raise questions and shocks a certain Kevin Garnett when asked regarding the subject.
“That kind of stuff kills me. He said he didn’t touch the bloat?! He can be so much better than he is. I don’t know what’s around him. I wish I might work with someone like him. […] When you arrive at camp, arrive in better shape than anyone and everyone. That’s what you need to focus on. You should aim for the MVP title for the 2022-23 season. […] It is up to him to carry the torch. »
– Kevin Garnett on KG Certified
So why this notion of a torch? This is because the two men have often been compared. KG and AD both went through Chicago, those who went to fairly close high schools. Garnett was even one of the draft comparisons of the man with the monobrow a decade ago because of his talent, his versatility and his potential. Since then, the two men have grown well, but Anthony Davis has kept a style of play relatively similar to the Hall of Famer. Impressive physical profile, a good outside shot (well not this year huh), and very active in defense, the strong winger has everything to succeed and be in the Top 5 or 10 current NBA players. Except that this season, and even the one before, we can no longer compare it too much with the Big Ticket, because the intensity is no longer the same. The only point where the two players are now equivalent is on the number of NBA championship titles. The injuries have penalized the position 4 of the Lakers, but now he must rebound according to KG. Go back to work, touch up a ball, work on his shot and others to come back stronger and go get his first regular season MVP title in 2023. Can he do it?
Like KG, Lakers fans are expecting Anthony Davis at the turn next season. For LA to return to the Playoffs, it will take much more than another season of cyborg from LeBron James. The return of the great AD is expected in California to come and break everything like two years ago when he got his champion ring.
Source texte : KG Certified
