The Pelicans may be without superstar big man Anthony Davis for the foreseeable future, a painful realization that’s become all too familiar for the New Orleans franchise.
Although no details about Davis’ latest set back – an apparent groin injury – have been announced, he appeared to be in considerable pain in the fourth quarter of the team’s loss to the Jazz Friday night and allegedly left the locker room on crutches.
While Davis was jostling to box out Jazz center Derrick Favors at the time of the injury, it didn’t look as though the pain was related directly to the contact, although that’s merely a non-medical observation.
For the first five seasons of his career, Davis struggled to stay consistently healthy, suffering a series of unrelated injuries that suggest a general fragility more than any one particular troublesome area. Last year, however, he managed to stick it out through a career high 75 contests.
Our question for readers is a simple one, will Davis – unbelievably still just 24 years old – ever shed the injury prone level that has dogged him throughout his career? If you were at the helm of an NBA franchise, could you ever trust investing substantially in a player with Davis’ track record?
It won’t be long before the details as to the extent of the injury are made public and hopefully it’ll have simply looked worse than it actually was.
Unfortunately in Davis’ case, it’s only natural to expect bad news.
I think half the problems he has, has a lot to do with the team he is on, I think he is just trying to do it all himself, would he be having this much problems on a good team? With another star who isn’t also a big man? I don’t think so!!!! He needs a fresh start just as much as anybody!
He’s a second option dude, he does not have good enough defense or playmaking ability to lead a franchise anywhere without a true 1st option who can lead, that’s why Boston should try and pair him with Kyrie so they can really dominate the next 10 years.
If Jrue Holiday is worth $125 million, Anthony Davis is worth $125 bazillion.
YES. Is the answer.
You invest heavily in a HoF type talent.
Silly question.
Does a bear poo in the woods?
Nope. Not as long as NBA has a salary cap. Investing in Davis is like investing in Chris Paul – looks great on paper but he gets hurt every year.
They don’t have a real salary cap though there are so many ways to get over the cap it’s not a huge issue. Plus with max salaries it isn’t like you’re paying him 60% of the cap
Danny Ainge as injury prone as Davis might be needs to pull the trigger on a deal, move Smart,Tatum, and a future pick for Davis. It’s the only way I’ll ever take Boston serious if they can pair Kyrie with AD.