“The King and The Brow”
Last year when the Los Angeles Lakers pursued and landed Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans the rest of the NBA let out a collective groan.
Super Teams have been running rampant in the league ever since LeBron James left Cleveland for Miami in 2010, but pairing arguably two of the top three players in the league was something we hadn’t seen. The King and The Brow were destined to deliver dominant basketball.
Physical specimens who could dominate on both ends of the court, the idea of James and Davis playing together made everyone scratch their heads and wonder how you could defend them both over the course of a game, much less an entire playoff series. Ultimately, that was exactly what played out in the NBA playoffs and Finals, with the Lakers taking home the hardware four games to two over the Miami Heat.
LeBron was truly outstanding while winning his fourth NBA championship and another Finals MVP trophy. At 35 years old, his dedication and fitness led to multiple triple-doubles and at times carried the team. A less consistent, but always dangerous Anthony Davis was the piece that was too much for any team they encountered to handle.
There were other pieces that came together quite nicely, like a rejuvenated Dwight Howard and a healed-up Rajon Rondo, who helped right the boat after a rough stretch of play in the bubble. Coach Frank Vogel deserves a ton of credit for dialing up vicious defense and playing mad scientist with a deep, veteran cast and a wide range of lineup nightmares for opposing teams.
But truthfully, in June 2019 when the trade went down for Davis, there was no more suspense, it just became a matter of time.
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