When Davis was drafted No. 1 overall in 2012, he was immediately tasked with replacing Chris Paul, at the time the best player in New Orleans Hornets history.

USA's Anthony Davis (14) dunks the ball as France's Ali Traore (8) and Florent Pietrus (11) close in on the play during the second half of play in a game at the London 2012 Olympics at the ...

Davis did everything he could in the NBA play-in loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, putting up 40 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, and 1 steal in his best outing since being traded to the ...