Kevin Garnett on Anthony Davis: 'I'm expecting him to be MVP, if not this year, definitely next year'

Darvin Ham, speaking at the Basketball without Borders camp in South Africa recently, told ESPN: “Absolutely [I think we’re close to a championship team]. We have leadership like LeBron James and Anthony Davis; some of the talent we were able to bring back in Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves and D’Angelo Russell. Then, you think about the guys we added in Gabe Vincent, Taurean Prince, Cam Reddish, Jaxson Hayes. I think the sky is the limit for what we will be able to do. I think we added a lot of depth, a lot of guys that have skill, size and athleticism, so I look forward to all of that coming together.” -via ESPN / August 14, 2023

Spectrum SportsNet: “With LeBron out of the picture, I think AD’s the guy and I think he will step up and answer the call.” James Worthy on Anthony Davis’s future with the #Lakers. -via Twitter / August 11, 2023

“Jeanie [Buss] and Darvin [Ham] and I were just probably the most excited to just get Anthony’s perspective on what it means to do an extension like this and what it means to become a leader of the Lakers for years to come,” Pelinka told Spectrum Sportsnet. “And for us, in our conversations with him, it was really centered around his character; who he is as a person, how he treats his teammates, his commitment to want to be the hardest worker and help establish our culture with that. -via Clutch Points / August 9, 2023

Ahead of the newest episode of Ticket & The Truth that’s dropping Monday, Showtime released a clip of Garnett and Paul Pierce discussing the two all-time greats and Garnett thinks their time as ball-demanding stars on the floor should come to an end. “LeBron and KD—it’s time for them to be spot up,” Garnett told Pierce. “We done gave the ball to them for, like, ages. This is 20 years where I gave them the ball, telling them … can they play off the ball once? Can they go in the corner and now someone make a play, make it for them to get a free shot?” -via Sports Illustrated / August 13, 2023

Los Angeles Lakers legend Pau Gasol mentioned four Lakers legends in his top 10 players of all time. “Kareem Adbul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki, LeBron James, Stephen Curry,” the Los Angeles Times’ Broderick Turner revealed is Gasol’s list. -via Lakers Daily / August 12, 2023

Kevin Garnett: Huh? Bron, KD and Steph play for Boston now? Tf 🤦🏾‍🤷🏾‍ -via Twitter / July 27, 2023