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If I'm starting a team today and Durant and Davis are the same age I pick Davis.

The only active player I might pick over Davis is Kobe and some of that is just because I know Kobe will bring me rings. Davis is maybe the most talented player I've seen in decades.

 

Yeah, I think I would.

 

Good point about Durant. He is only 26 years old. Anthony Davis at 21 or Kevin Durant at 26? I can see a lot of GMs taking a more proven commodity in Durant.

Not sure about LeBron though. LeBron will be 30 this December. I only see about 2 years left of this level of play (maybe 3). I don't really see GMs taking LeBron over the other two. I could be wrong. I mean, the GMs in the East have proven time and time again to be very incompetent. Lol.

 

^ I believe the scenario was put any of them at Davis's age and redraft them.

LeBron, Kobe, Durant, and Davis all at age 21, who do GMs most likely pick? I think the answer is Davis.

 

This scenario is different from what thkthebest proposed. He proposed everyone at their current age.

Anyways, under your scenario I would take Kobe. I think we've forgotten how dominant prime Kobe was (and how long his prime was).

 

If the players are all 21 years old, then a few more players would enter the discussion: Kobe, KG, Duncan, and Dirk.

It'll be interesting to see how Davis pans out. He's ridiculously good at his age. Statistically, he's just as good if not better than anybody else at the age of 21, but can he keep this up for 10 years? Also, if Davis went back in time, how much would that affect his level of play? For example, PFs a decade ago had to go up against the likes of KG, Duncan, Dirk, Webber, Gasol, Ben Wallace's defense, Rasheed Wallace, etc. That's without including centers like Shaq, Yao, Mutombo, etc.

 

First of all, there'll be a year or two that Jamison might be considered for the Hall of Fame when you look at his numbers.

Second of all, you're way off. This kid is doing things no one has done since Hakeem. Since when was Antawn so efficient offensively? Since when was he ever this kind of defender even at age 20? That's an incredibly misplaced comparison.

 

Not comparing their styles or games, just their numbers.

Davis right now:

25.2 points/ 10.7 rebounds/ 1.7 assists/ 2.1 steals/ 2.9 blocks. 57% from the field. 76.7% from the FT line.

Hakeem came into the NBA at 22 so he was already older than Davis is now, but in his rookie season Hakeem posted:

20.6 points/ 11.9 rebounds/ 1.4 assists/ 1.2 steals/ 2.7 blocks. 53.8% from the field. 61.3% from the FT line.

Again, Davis is a year younger than Hakeem was although Hakeem was a rookie.

For what it's worth Antawn Jamison's best season (07-08 at age 31):
21.4 points/ 10.2 rebounds/ 1.5 assists/ 1.3 steals/ 0.4 blocks. 43.6% from the field. 76% from the FT line.

 

Another great player with similar stats:

David Robinson as a rookie was 24 years old, but...
24.3 ppg / 12.0 rpg / 2.0 apg / 3.9 bpg / 1.7 spg. 53.1 FG% and 73.2 FT%.

Other players with similar stats, although not quite as great. Anthony Davis could very well slow down though.

Tim Duncan as a rookie (21 years old):
21.1 ppg / 11.9 rpg / 2.7 apg / 2.5 bpg / 0.7 spg. 54.9 FG% and 66.2 FT%.

Kevin Garnett at 21 years old:
18.5 ppg / 9.6 rpg / 4.2 apg / 1.8 bpg / 1.7 spg. 49.1 FG% and 73.8 FG%.

 

All of those players are Hall of Famers. This kid is on his way and he's already doing amazing things.

 

To be fair, those are 1st ballot Hall of Famers.

Antawn's career numbers are REALLY close to the Hall. If he'd seriously contributed to a ring, he might get in. As it is I don't think he'll make it unless there's a really slow year.

 

I'd take Davis over Durant if I'm building a team.

I'd take Durant right now if I were a team trying to win a Championship tomorrow.