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Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers have a chance to win a NBA championship but that doesn’t mean making the All-NBA first team was not a big deal to former University of Kentucky standout Anthony Davis.
“It’s always an honor to be on an All-NBA team. Even more a first team. That’s always an honor,” Davis said Thursday. “But we know what the bigger goal is, especially for me. It’s to win a championship.
“Any time I can get other awards along the way, definitely honored. Not so many people can say they’ve been first team, let alone All-NBA team. I’ve been able to do that several times. It’s been an honor for me. Then I can’t lose track and get excited about that and not remember what the ultimate goal is. I think having a championship trumps everything, every other award. That’s kind of been my mindset.”
Davis has bonded nicely with LeBron James, the league’s best player, as they are clearly the team leaders.
“Being the ones to speak up in film sessions. Being the ones on the court, practice, leading, playing with a great pace, in practice playing with a lot of energy, get the team going. These guys follow us on the court. So it’s our jobs to make sure we’re the ones leading,” Davis said.
“Having a guy like LeBron who has been in the situation many, many times, especially now, I kind of lean on him a lot, especially in these playoffs. I haven’t been here before. Lean on him a lot to try to follow his lead also while still trying to lead the rest of the guys.”
