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06-06-2015, 09:13 PM
Ed Davis
Age: 26
Last Team: Lakers
2014-15 Salary: $981,084
Instead of chasing and overpaying 30-year-old stars to pair with Leonard, the better, smarter option might be to rebuild around him by going younger. Davis has a players option with the Lakers at $1.1 million and he's certainly going to opt out of it because plenty of suitors will come calling for a guy who averaged 12.8 points and 11.7 rebounds per-36 minutes on 60 percent shooting. It was surprising that both the Raptors and the Grizzlies gave up on Davis so early on in his career, but the Lakers might very well join them if they can snag a big fish like Kevin Love in free agency. Remember, they already have Julius Randle, last year's lottery pick who was lost for the season very early on last year, and they figure to draft another big with the second pick later this month. Davis, 6'10, is another guy who's shaky in his own end (opponents shot 53.9 percent at the rim against him) but it's not like he played with anyone worth a damn.
Davis is more of a traditional power forward in that he's attempted one three-pointer in his career and only 3.6 percent of his field goal attempts came from outside of 10 feet last season. 71.4 percent of his shots came at the rim, which explains his lofty shooting percentage. He's not a shot blocker either, but he does gobble up rebounds on both ends of the floor. I'm curious just how much he'll get on the open market, since he's basically a poor man's Tristan Thompson, but why not pair him in another superstar three in Leonard?
Age: 26
Last Team: Lakers
2014-15 Salary: $981,084
Instead of chasing and overpaying 30-year-old stars to pair with Leonard, the better, smarter option might be to rebuild around him by going younger. Davis has a players option with the Lakers at $1.1 million and he's certainly going to opt out of it because plenty of suitors will come calling for a guy who averaged 12.8 points and 11.7 rebounds per-36 minutes on 60 percent shooting. It was surprising that both the Raptors and the Grizzlies gave up on Davis so early on in his career, but the Lakers might very well join them if they can snag a big fish like Kevin Love in free agency. Remember, they already have Julius Randle, last year's lottery pick who was lost for the season very early on last year, and they figure to draft another big with the second pick later this month. Davis, 6'10, is another guy who's shaky in his own end (opponents shot 53.9 percent at the rim against him) but it's not like he played with anyone worth a damn.
Davis is more of a traditional power forward in that he's attempted one three-pointer in his career and only 3.6 percent of his field goal attempts came from outside of 10 feet last season. 71.4 percent of his shots came at the rim, which explains his lofty shooting percentage. He's not a shot blocker either, but he does gobble up rebounds on both ends of the floor. I'm curious just how much he'll get on the open market, since he's basically a poor man's Tristan Thompson, but why not pair him in another superstar three in Leonard?