Anthony Davis Continues To Add Muscle, Believes He Could Be Getting Taller

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Anthony Davis Continues To Add Muscle, Believes He Could Be Getting Taller 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Sun Jun 22, 2014 8:05 pm

Anthony Davis has spent the offseason adding strength, saying he is already up to 238 pounds after starting the past season at 230 pounds.


Davis has also focused on improving his outside shot.


“I’m up to 238 right now. It’s all muscle, and that’s what I need,” Davis said. “I want to get stronger, so that when I post up, it’s a lot easier for me. I think it’s going to translate to the season, just my mentality, knowing that I’m a lot stronger and a lot better. It’s going to make me more aggressive.


“I’m definitely working on the corner three-pointer. (Also) more post moves, a consistent mid-range jump shot, ball-handling. Those are the things I’m working on right now to get better. But at the same time, touching up on the things I’m pretty good at.”


Davis was selected to the NBA All-Star team in 2013-14, when he averaged 20.8 points, 10 rebounds and 2.8 blocks in 67 total games.


Davis is listed at 6-foot-10 but believes he could also be getting taller, half-jokingly saying he hopes to stay in the 6-foot-something range.


“I hope not,” Davis said on whether he’s still growing. “I don’t want to be 7 feet. It just (sounds) weird, to be a 7-footer. I’d like to be 6-10, but if I grow, you can’t really do anything about it. You can’t help it.”

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Re: Anthony Davis Continues To Add Muscle, Believes He Could 

Post#2 » by CHAMPi0N » Sun Jun 22, 2014 8:17 pm

This is scary. It's like a bear coming out of hibernation.
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Post#3 » by Captain Tsubasa » Sun Jun 22, 2014 8:33 pm

damn, this guy has the potential to be one of the best ever. scary
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Re: Anthony Davis Continues To Add Muscle, Believes He Could 

Post#4 » by luss54321 » Sun Jun 22, 2014 8:37 pm

Anthony Davis will be a top 5 player in this league for the next 10 year
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Post#5 » by MRxBLACK » Sun Jun 22, 2014 9:28 pm

Anthony Davis is BEAST.
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Re: Anthony Davis Continues To Add Muscle, Believes He Could 

Post#6 » by Sn0wman » Sun Jun 22, 2014 9:57 pm

Compare his pics to when he entered the league to what he looks like now, dat HGH putting in work.
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Re: Anthony Davis Continues To Add Muscle, Believes He Could 

Post#7 » by DEEP3CL » Sun Jun 22, 2014 10:51 pm

Needs about 12 more pounds, 250 lbs is perfect for him.
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Re: Anthony Davis Continues To Add Muscle, Believes He Could 

Post#8 » by RaptorRed » Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:07 am

Sn0wman wrote:Compare his pics to when he entered the league to what he looks like now, dat HGH putting in work.


you've never seen someone you know get big after they started working out ?
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Re: Anthony Davis Continues To Add Muscle, Believes He Could 

Post#9 » by Koshermamba » Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:25 am

DEEP3CL wrote:Needs about 12 more pounds, 250 lbs is perfect for him.


Agreed. At 250 Davis can absorb more contact but not lose his quickness and agility. Excited to see the Pelicans play this year. They've got a solid young core.
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Re: Anthony Davis Continues To Add Muscle, Believes He Could 

Post#10 » by kb all day » Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:42 am

Would love to see him in a Laker uniform. Pair him with the likes of Lillard and maybe Paul George and that would make them insanely young and scary.

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Post#11 » by BobsBurger » Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:48 am

I truly believe he'll end up a Bull.
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Post#12 » by DrJagaloon » Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:53 am

BobsBurger wrote:I truly believe he'll end up a Bull.


As a Bulls fan, this makes me laugh because the Bulls struggle to get any solid players in FA.

I honestly hope you are right though because Davis is the Truth and is going to be an absolute stud. He has HOF written all over him if he can stay healthy and work hard which appears to be the case
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Re: Anthony Davis Continues To Add Muscle, Believes He Could 

Post#13 » by Sn0wman » Mon Jun 23, 2014 3:08 am

RaptorRed wrote:
Sn0wman wrote:Compare his pics to when he entered the league to what he looks like now, dat HGH putting in work.


you've never seen someone you know get big after they started working out ?

Adding Muscle is hard to do, you can't add 15-20 pounds of muscle in 2-3 months, there's no way these guys are 100% natural
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Re: Anthony Davis Continues To Add Muscle, Believes He Could 

Post#14 » by ChuckBros4Life » Mon Jun 23, 2014 3:57 am

Sn0wman wrote:
RaptorRed wrote:
Sn0wman wrote:Compare his pics to when he entered the league to what he looks like now, dat HGH putting in work.


you've never seen someone you know get big after they started working out ?

Adding Muscle is hard to do, you can't add 15-20 pounds of muscle in 2-3 months, there's no way these guys are 100% natural


He added 8 pounds of muscle since the beginning of last season. That's not 15-20 and that's not 2-3 months. That's very doable naturally.
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Post#15 » by BobsBurger » Mon Jun 23, 2014 4:14 am

DrJagaloon wrote:
BobsBurger wrote:I truly believe he'll end up a Bull.


As a Bulls fan, this makes me laugh because the Bulls struggle to get any solid players in FA.

I honestly hope you are right though because Davis is the Truth and is going to be an absolute stud. He has HOF written all over him if he can stay healthy and work hard which appears to be the case


By then my hope is that our FO changes lol
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Re: Anthony Davis Continues To Add Muscle, Believes He Could 

Post#16 » by DrJagaloon » Mon Jun 23, 2014 4:30 am

BobsBurger wrote:
DrJagaloon wrote:
BobsBurger wrote:I truly believe he'll end up a Bull.


As a Bulls fan, this makes me laugh because the Bulls struggle to get any solid players in FA.

I honestly hope you are right though because Davis is the Truth and is going to be an absolute stud. He has HOF written all over him if he can stay healthy and work hard which appears to be the case


By then my hope is that our FO changes lol


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Re: Anthony Davis Continues To Add Muscle, Believes He Could 

Post#17 » by Donnyxc » Mon Jun 23, 2014 3:44 pm

New Orleans caught a stud. They just need to get some solid Wing Players to work with him.
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Re: Anthony Davis Continues To Add Muscle, Believes He Could 

Post#18 » by Zonkerbl » Mon Jun 23, 2014 3:57 pm

Not surprising. He looks a lot like Dwight Howard did when he first came in. Lots of room to fill out.
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Re: Anthony Davis Continues To Add Muscle, Believes He Could 

Post#19 » by tsirigoj » Mon Jun 23, 2014 8:55 pm

If his health keeps up, this kid is going to be VERY scary. He's a unique player, humble, very coachable, incredibly athletic and skilled, nice all-around game, and defends the paint extremely well. In a few years, he may be the best player in the league. In a few years, Joel Embiid vs. Anthony Davis may be what LeBron vs. Durant is today.

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