Every NBA fan has their favorite question from the league’s annual GM survey. One that strikes me each year is also the one that has favored New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis for what feels like a half decade. Although he fell from 86.2% favorite to mere Honorable Mention this season, Davis consistently ranks highly on the list of players that GMs would want to start their franchise. Don’t get discouraged; Davis showed up frequently on this survey, joined in one category by a different surprise Pelican.
Somehow, the next category Davis earned votes in was “Player Most Likely to Have a Breakout in 2016-17”.