Many egos have collided on championship Lakers teams of yore, but Anthony Davis and LeBron James have set the groundwork for a united front.
When Anthony Davis gathered with his teammates in Las Vegas for a players-only camp earlier this week, he treaded lightly.
“I just tried to follow his lead,” Davis said, pausing for a moment between the endless string of obligations that came with. “Obviously he’s been with the organization last year and some of the guys on the team. I definitely didn’t want to come in and be too vocal. I just tried to figure out his leadership abilities, his leadership skills and his role. And also him trying to figure out mine.”
Last season James was open about his desire to play with Davis, a 26-year-old power forward. While he doesn’t remember quite what he was doing when he heard the trade happened, James remembers how he felt.Lakers players speak during media day for the 2019-20 season.When free agency began, Pelinka treated James and Davis similarly. He called both players when constructing the roster, often several times a day to discuss certain moves.
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