An element of bracket nostalgia brings reflection of last year’s March Madness and the talent that shined on the biggest stage.
It was less than a year ago that Anthony Davis cut down nets as the Most Valuable Player of the Kentucky Wildcats’ NCAA Championship.
Now, the NBA rookie is quietly progressing as an interior asset with a ceiling much higher than his 6’10” stature.
And the kid just turned 20.
Davis is eventually going to become royalty in the NBA.
The 220-pounder was supposed to be too skinny for this league, a body type that wouldn’t manage the inside strengths of the pro game. If he was going to add weight, which didn’t seem likely, he could lose his quickness.
But the No. 1 overall pick is already producing at the next level, scoring 13.1 points per game on 51.3 percent shooting and averaging 7.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks.
It isn’t supposed to be this easy for rookie post players, especially for a guy like Davis who played as a teenager up until his birthday on March 11.
The transition to the NBA post is difficult, as boys transition from the favorable mismatches of college to the physical grit of grown men in the pros.
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