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2x All-NBA Star Makes Bold Anthony Davis Statement

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis' ex-Pelicans teammate had a strong take about him.

Joey Linn

Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) looks on from the tunnel before the first half against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center.
Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) looks on from the tunnel before the first half against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center. / Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
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Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis has started the 2024-25 NBA season on fire. Averaging 31.2 points and 10.4 rebounds, Davis entered Tuesday right behind Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo for the league-lead in points per game.

Helping lead the Lakers to a 6-4 record through 10 games, Davis is getting some early-season MVP buzz. One person who believes the Lakers star is the early favorite for this award is his former New Orleans Pelicans teammate DeMarcus Cousins.

“If we had to decide on MVP right now, I’m picking Anthony Davis,” Cousins said on FanDuel’s Run it Back show. “I think he’s playing lights out basketball. He’s dominating on both ends of the floor… Obviously I’m biased. That’s a good friend of mind and a guy that I support.”

Davis and Cousins were a fun duo in their brief time together on the Pelicans, but injuries unfortunately gave them just 59 games together. As Cousins admitted, this is a biased take from him due to his friendship with Davis, and it’s certainly a controversial one.

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, who Cousins also briefly played with, is averaging 29.7 points, 13.7 rebounds, and 11.7 assists so far this season. Without Jokic, Davis is likely the early favorite for MVP, but these are historic numbers from the Nuggets star.

Cousins made four All-Star teams and two All-NBA teams in his career before recently announcing his retirement.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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