It might seem ridiculous, because Anthony Davis seems like the next NBA superstar... and he is...
Averaging 24 points, 11 rebounds, 1.5 assits, 2.7 blocks, 1.4 steals with 48%/35%/74% shooting in 36 minutes. He's 6'10 253. He's only 22 years old. Dude is the real deal. Of course, the Pelicans haven't accomplished anything yet, but that guy is a bonafide franchise player...
But is he going to be better than Karl Towns? 7 foot 244lb Towns is like like a prototypical big man for the year 2015. He can seemingly do everything. Inside scoring, defend, ball handing, shooting for distance, etc. He's a freak.
He's only played 21 games, but he's averaging 15.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2.2 blocks, 0.7 steals with 53%/44%/81% shooting. That compares favorably (so far) to Davis' rookie averages of 13.5 poins, 8.2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1.8 blocks, 1.2 steals with 52%/0%/75%.
Actually, it's kind of freaky but if you take Town's rookie stats and project it to 36 minutes, he's putting up numbers pretty similar to Davis already: 19.1 points, 12 rebounds, 2.8 blocks. I can't imagine what that kid is going to look like in a few years. He's legit.
Just curious... if you had to pick one to build a team around (forget about the fact that Towns is on a rookie scale salary), which would you take? Is it insane to even consider Towns over Davis at this point?