Lakers' Anthony Davis says he's NBA's best defender, but won't win DPOY because 'the league doesn't like me

[PatCake]

The NBA announced the three finalists for every award on Sunday, and Rudy Gobert, Victor Wembanyama and Bam Adebayo made the cut for Defensive Player of the Year. Perhaps the most notable name excluded from that group is Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis.

In the aftermath of that reveal, Davis expressed his dismay to ESPN.

"I'll never get [Defensive Player of the Year]," Davis said. "They're not giving it to me. The league doesn't like me. I'm the best defensive player in the league. I can switch 1 through 5. I can guard the pick-and-roll the best in the league, from a big standpoint. I block shots. I rebound.

"I don't know what else to do. I'm over it. I'm just going to do what I got to do to help the team win and try to play for a championship. Accolades and individual awards, I'm done with those."

Lakers' Anthony Davis says he's NBA's best defender, but won't win DPOY because 'the league doesn't like me'

Davis was not among the finalists for the honor this season

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[RubioTheCruel]

Gobert is gonna win his fifth and everyone hates his fukkin ass

 

[Killer Instinct]

Maaaan..

 

[PatCake]

Stop Jokic then

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Gobert is gonna win his fifth and everyone hates his fukkin ass

4th, but you’re totally correct. I was definitely surprised though that AD wasn’t in the final 3

 

[getmoney310cpt]

AD lost all that mystique he had coming out of New Orleans..if he would have played one more season like he did after the bubble season he would be seen as one of the best..now people think that season was a fluke he can’t play at that level consistently

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

AD lost all that mystique he had coming out of New Orleans..if he would have played one more season like he did after the bubble season he would be seen as one of the best..now people think that season was a fluke he can’t play at that level consistently

It doesn’t help that he’s arguably been surpassed by both Jokic and Embiid

 

[ball15life]

I thought at minimum he'd get nominated over Bam

 

[Voice of Reason]

He gets penalized for constantly being hurt.

 

[PatCake]

This guy won 4 of them, a chip and many other accolades and the same league that 'hates' AD still excluded him in the 75 over AD.

 

[10bandz]

he should be concerned about MVP/FMVP hell even the in season tourney mvp but he's more than willing to defer all that

 

[duncanthetall]

The only people that like Gobert reside in Utah and Minnesota. The national audience has seen maybe 4-5 games of him this season, and since they probably started at 10:30 est, most haven’t at all.

Y'all in LA get all the publicity, all the FAs and ring chasers, all the goddamn foul calls, all the endorsements. You’re not in the running for an award and all of a sudden the NBA don’t like you. nikka please. Bron turning this man into a hoe

 

[10bandz]

AD lost all that mystique he had coming out of New Orleans..if he would have played one more season like he did after the bubble season he would be seen as one of the best..now people think that season was a fluke he can’t play at that level consistently

he's been cool being the "sidekick" the entire time he's been in LA

 

[GreatestLaker]

He is the most impactful defender in the league.

 

[gtj1982]

Davis channeling is inner LeBron with that quote.