Has Anthony Davis deserved more than Lakers?

Anthony Davis She sacrificed in a way that a little superstar ready to do.

How did the Lakers return it?

On Saturday night, they answered his selflessness and loyalty with a stroke in the ass, Sending it in Dallas As part of the three team to acquire superstar Luka Doncic.

He obviously didn’t even give him his head.

Of course, this is part of the job. And warning any of the great names involved in that agreement could have violated it, sabotaging the chances of the washers to provide their future and Mavericks“The window to get his victory now superstar.

It was said, it’s fair to wonder if Davis more considered a unique role he ordained for five and a half seasons with Lakers.

Davis is one of the most interesting players in the NBA. And the big reason for that is because he willingly played by the second riddle of Lebron James for so much of his prime minister.

The 31-year-old was ready to exist in James’ shadow, he was hardly committed to winning awards and willingly in a leaking training on his child’s idol teammate.

James dominated interviews. He received the spotlights. He made the headlines. Even this season, with Davis who plays one of the best basketballs and James game finally shows the shining decline, because in December, he crossed 40, James was still the one who still received recognition. James appointed the Starter Sanctuary, despite Davis to run Lakers in points (25.7) and jumps (11.9). (Coaches later called Davis, All-Star Reserve.)

Davis took everything in step, without effort that left aside his ego. It’s something that many NBA superstars would be willing to do it for so long.

See Kirie Irving. He was part of the most amazing returns in the NBA history of the finals, in which he and James led Cleveland Cavaliers to overcome a deficit of 3-1 series against gold warriors to win the first-ever the name of the franchise. However, one season later sought for trade.

Why?

He no longer wanted to play behind James. He wanted a bigger role. He wanted his star shining brighter.

You can’t blame him.

James takes up so much air so much. He is the face of the league. When he enters the locker room, he often concerns respect. He has aura around him that inspires awe. That was earned. He was in a two-horse race with Michael Jordan for the title of the biggest player of all time.

But it must be exhausting for another superstar to be around, especially the one who played next to him at the age of 26-31. Davis was never proud. He showed maturity outside his age, choosing a priority to lecture in Learning James for obtaining public pat on his back.

For Davis, playing together with James, she meant to win her first 2020 championship. But it also meant that and always looked like James’ Sidekick, despite James trying to transfer the narratives.

During the last few years, James made it clear that Davis was the best player in the team. The world of NBAs, however, is unable to really make that mental direction, and the spotlight is still firmly focused on James.

Through all that, Davis dropped his head and went to work. He put on “street clothes” on it Charles Barley that it was too much to play in the last 187 team games, including just the missing six games last season.

He was a four-story star during his lachers’s mandate. And although he never won the Defender Award in the year, he did not focus on the less glamorous side of the court, even if it meant he could influence his point in progress, and thus his chance to be considered for Famous individual prizes.

This season, Davis played as if he had kept the keys to the kingdom even if they did not belong publicly. In fact, a few days before trading, he had 42-point, 23-speeds against Charlotte, including the first four-hour 21 Case.

There was no recognition for Davis.

He was loyal to James and Lakers, no matter what it meant for himself. And after the store on the store she turned on and Doncic sent the world to Repsin, Phoenix Suns Superstar Kevin Durant raised a large point on a gleaming double standard in the NBA.

“Players are held in a different standard of loyalty and commitment to the program, but organizations are not held in that same standard,” Durant said.

He’s right.

When players require a trade, they get a flak for their disloyalty, something Davis knows well after the new Orlen to Lakers. Years, but when the organization enters the player’s life, sending his family in the middle of the season, no one blinks around.

Of course, you can’t feel too bad for Davis, who earns $ 43.2 million in the middle of a riot. And you can’t blame the leisure to go after Dončić, a 25-year-old feeling that could turn them into a candidate for years to come.

But still, Davis deserved a little more recognition for everything he sacrificed.

Davis and James withdrew Lakers of six-year-old brutal brims, which for the first time they make champions in 10 years.

And yes, Davis needed James.

But without Davis who take a role, many others could not be a stomach for so long, Lakers would be in a very different position than they are now.

Melissa Rohlin is a writer of NBA for Fox Sports. She has previously covered the league for illustrated sports, the Los Angeles Times, news about the flow in the Gulf San Antonio Express-West. Follow it on Twitter @Melissarohl.

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