DeMarcus Cousins, Anthony Davis Must Split Center Of Attention

Pairing Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins is the stuff of dreamy hypotheticals. It’s just the kind of move that NBA obsessives or industry types would kick around for its pure delight, fascinating on in its own terms in a league that so rarely allows for superstar big men to wind up in the same place. Each is a terrifying talent. Davis began his career as a pick-and-roll prodigy and quickly developed the shooting skill and face-up game to make guarding him impossible. Cousins is one of the league’s foremost bruisers but also a remarkably agile driver and now an established three-point threat. Both came up by forcing their way through the small, fleeting gaps in spacing-deprived offenses. Now they’ll share the court as teammates—two proficient, flexible giants demanding of opponents in almost equal measure.

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