Anthony Davis, the Pilar de los Lakers in the season

Although the reflectors are always about LeBron James, it is Anthony Davis who regularly holds the victories of the Lakers.
Although reflectors are always about LeBron Jamesis Anthony Davis And sometimes other players, Austin Reaves, for example, those who have held the victories of Los Angeles Lakers And the good moment of the team is not entirely ‘thanks’ to James.
In the last 10 Anthony Davis games he has surpassed James at points and rebounds and when ad did not play, case Brooklyn Nets (102-101 for Lakers) It was Reaves who had a greater contribution registering 38 points by 29 of James.
To put aside the controversies, we go directly to the numbers that support the value of AD for the Coach JJ Redick quintet.
Anthony Davis is currently the only player who averages at least 25 points and 2 caps in the 2024-25 season. The reason is due to the fact that Davis has assumed a slightly different role in the Redick system, acting more times as a pivot and not as an eaves (hence a few days ago he commented that Lakers needed a pivot).
Until now, AD season is being otherwise outstanding, as it averages 75.7 ball touches, which would be its greatest amount in a season since the follow-up of players (2013-14) began, according to Second Spectrum.
On the defensive plane, Davis is one of the two players who averaged a robbery and two plugs this season, along with Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs. For Lakers, it is the eleventh season in which he averages these numbers, the second largest amount of any player since the robberies/blocks became official (1973-74), only behind Hakeem Olajuwon.
Another key piece for Davis on the defensive side has been in the question of ball blockages. Lakers are allowing 0.88 points for direct robbery when Davis is the defender that blocks. That places that in the best place among the 40 players that have more than 500 ball blocks as a defender.
To round his impressive figures, AD has also stood out in the protection of the hoop during the last 8 weeks. Since December 8, it has limited the opponents to 46% in trays and stuck as a defender, this has been the fifth best among players who dispute more than 125 shots during that period.
In the offensive aspect, the numbers of Anthony Davis, exceed that of other teams of the team, particularly James.
Until before the game of Monday against the Philadelphia 76ers, the yellow and purple pivot, had registered consecutive doubles-doubles in 9 games, taking into account that before Brooklyn Nets he did not play and that his team has a pair of duels pending Charlotte and San Antonio due to fires in Los Angeles.
It will be necessary to see how much the team is affecting its star pivot, who during Tuesday’s game against Philadelphia 76ers left the stub due to abdominal muscle distention and did not see an activity on Thursday against Washington Wizards, the worst team of the conference of the conference This and in which LeBron James recorded double-double.