Los Angeles Lakers: 5 Reasons they may already have their "Big 3"

Los Angeles Lakers: 5 Reasons they may already have their “Big 3”

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3. Anthony Davis is an elite rebounder and rim defender

On past LeBron teams that won the NBA championship, Chris Bosh and Kevin Love handled the duty of being the team’s lead rebounder. Bosh also eventually evolved into a solid defender, although he was never an elite defender or shot blocker.

Well guess what: Anthony Davis is.

This season he averaged 12.0 rebounds a game along with 2.4 blocks per game. On three other occasions he has led the league in rejections per game. He has also been named to three All-NBA Defensive teams.

With LeBron having to conserve his energy at the defensive end as a concession to his advanced basketball age, Davis can make life easier for him and other teammates at that end by making up for mistakes they make and giving them a more comfortable margin of error so that they can trap and press more often.

We haven’t even mentioned the fact that Davis is an elite scorer, which will also take the offensive load off of LeBron to some extent.

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