Will Anthony Davis Ever Win DPOY? Are the Lakers More likely to Win a Title or Miss the Playoffs?

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

Last season, Anthony Davis told ESPN that, even though he deserves to win, he'll never actually take home a Defensive Player of the Year Award.

Wny?

He's not totally sure. Maybe the media and the NBA just don't like him. He's honestly not sure about why, only that he's not going to win. So is he right? Fair or not, there does seem to be a feeling that whatever he does, it's not going to be enough. Not just with the DPOY Award, but most things. How much does the bar move on Davis from day to day? Is he always being held to what amounts to an impossible standard?

As the Lakers try to fill out the backline around him, it's a relevant question again. Davis has noted throughout his tenure playing with the Lakers that he prefers to have another big next to him, at least some of the time. Is this the year the Lakers can again accommodate him? Is there a center combination that might make it possible to have Davis at the four, just a little more?

Well, one C on the roster in theory fits the bill...

Finally, looking at the mailbag to answer an interesting question: As currently constructed, are the Lakers more likely to win a title or miss the playoffs entirely?

HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky

SEGMENT 1: Anthony Davis wants a DPOY, no matter what he says.

SEGMENT 2: Do the goalposts ever stop moving with Davis?

SEGMENT 3: A fun mailbag question.

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