In the two years since New Orleans won the draft lottery there has been mass transformation to a franchise fighting to get back into the playoffs. The team has evolved its roster with a core group of young veterans mixed with a variety of key role players.
The catalyst for change is not in any one of these details, its in the emergence of their young rising power-forward Anthony Davis.
At just 21 years of age he has already won a gold-medal, already been to an All-Star game and already led the league in shot-blocking. Hes a terrifying force to be reckoned with and theres little anyone can do to stop him.
What makes the New Orleans Pelicans such an enigmatic team is the level at which Davis can reach. Nobody is quite certain how good he could be with the cliché moniker, the sky is the limit being perpetuated around the league.
But the NBA truly is Davis oyster, he can be as good as he wants to be and choose to be any type of player he wants. The skill-set is still as diverse and bountiful as it was coming in to the league.
The 2013-14 season was a reflection of just how far Davis has come in so short a time.
What Did His Season Compare To?
To get a grasp as to just how ridiculously amazing Anthony Davis played let us filter the results for the following categories:
-PER >/= 26
-Points Per-Game >/= 20
-Blocks Per-Game >/= 2.8
-Free-Throw Percentage >/= 70%
-Minutes Qualified
A total of 5 players make the list, they are:
David Robinson (6)
Kareem Adbul-Jabaar (4)
Tim Duncan (1)
Hakeen Olajuwon (1)
Anthony Davis (1)
The brackets in this case signifies how many times a player had such a season. Want to guess who the youngest was to achieve such a feat? You guessed it, Anthony Davis at 20 years of age. The next closest was David Robinson at 24 years old (this was his rookie season too).
It captures an overall sense of just how spectacular Anthony Davis season was. Every single one of these players are Hall of Famers.
