Based on a report from Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report, Anthony Davis wasn’t as happy with Schroder as he was with Rajon Rondo for one simple reason.:
As versatile as Anthony Davis is, like most big men, he wants to get his touches in the post when he can get them. The LA Lakers forward is quick enough to take advantage of a bigger but slower opponent on his way to the basket, and he can shoot over a smaller, though faster, foe in the post too.
Anthony Davis’ 2020-21 campaign was derailed by various injuries, causing him to miss 36 games in the regular season. He clearly didn’t spend enough time on the court with Schroder to develop better chemistry.
NBA Rumors: Anthony Davis’ issue with Dennis Schroder confirmed?
Though many NBA rumors don’t always turn out to be true, the lack of harmony on the court between Anthony Davis and Dennis Schroder may have been confirmed by a quote from the latter during the season.
Harrison Faigen of SB Nation pointed out in a tweet that Anthony Davis complained to Dennis Schroder about not getting the touches that late acquisition Damian Jones received.
Credit Schroder for not taking it personally when Davis said that and how he vowed to do better once his All-Star teammate returned from injury. Perhaps that wasn’t as big an issue between the two LA Lakers players as was made out to be.
But with the LA Lakers crashing out in the first round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs, Dennis Schroder’s time in Los Angeles isn’t as well-remembered as it perhaps could have been.
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