Dime Magazine article on Asik and AD.

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Davis can play anywhere – he’s good enough to make an overwhelmingly positive impact at the 4 or the 5. That much is clear by now. What’s also evident, however, is that his burgeoning perimeter game and all-around scoring prowess mean that The Brow has outgrown the two-way dirty work normally provided by a center.

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"In Spain, Omer Asik told Monty/Anthony Davis he just wants to rebound/defend. Upon hearing that, Davis' smile was "like the Kool-Aid Man"

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Asik has a legitimate chance to garner All-Defense consideration in his first season with New Orleans.

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Asik is a great rim-protector. Opponents shot just 46.8 percent against him at the rim in 2013-2014, the seventh-best mark of all big men in the league.

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Freed from constraints of playing center – the position he occupied for 42 percent of his floor-time last year – Davis will be able to attack from mid-range at will and feast on smaller defenders

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And if Asik and Davis indeed prove to be ideal pairing that they appear on paper, there will be a lot more smiling in New Orleans this season

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