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Anthony Davis is doing mean things to the Lakers

As one might expect.

Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Ricky O'Donnell
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.

Do you realize Anthony Davis is leading the NBA in PER by a mile? Not bad for a 21-year-old. Davis is off to a huge start so far this season, and he’s keeping it up against the Lakers on Wednesday.

Can you imagine a bigger mismatch than Davis vs. Carlos Boozer?

Oh yeah, he can dunk, too:

The man couldn’t even legally buy a beer until the second half of last season. His takeover is just getting started.

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