‘It’s hard to say’ Anthony Davis is a Hall of Famer
The Los Angeles Lakers will play Wednesday defeated the Miami Heat, 112-109 without Anthony Davis, LeBron Jam and Lonnie Walter IV in what was one their most impressive wins thus far this season.
During the ESPN telecast of the contest, the topic turned to Davis’ career and accomplishments. Mark Jackson, former NBA player and head coaching coach, stated that Davis has had a Hall of Fame-worthy career. Jeff Van Gundy countered that Davis wouldn’t be eligible for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame should his career end now.
Davis’ injury history has been criticized by many fans, who want the Lakers to fire him.
Via Lakers Daily:
“‘Are you sure right now if he ended today, he’d be a Hall of Famer?’ Van Gundy asked.
“Jackson argued that to this point in Davis’ career, the Lakers big man has done enough to be considered a future member of the Hall of Fame. Van Gundy then asked Jackson if he believed that Davis was on track to become a Hall of Famer.
“‘I’m not sure because of the injuries,’ Van Gundy said. ‘He’s just…been unavailable so often. I think it’s hard to say that.’”
A neutral observer who is objective and unaffected would likely argue that Davis deserves to be enshrined at Springfield, Mass. He has a career average of 24.0 points on 51.8% shooting, 10.3 boards, and 2.3 blocked shots/game. In the current season, he has scored 27.4 on 59.4% shooting, 12.1 boards, and 2.1 blocks/game.
According to some, he is making good progress In the rehabilitation from his stress injury, and a possible return to work sometime in this month.
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