Anthony Davis says he asked Lakers to add another big man after feeling ‘heavy’ playing center: “I’ve always played weighing like 250 but that year I had got to like 265 because I had to go against Jokic and I didn’t like it, I felt heavy. Then I said I wanted another big but it just didn’t happen”
Q. You came in, you came in what, like 250, 260? Do you ever feel like adding the muscle really affected your shot or is that what just like placebo, people thinking that.
Anthony Davis: It does, man. Like the strength training I was doing cuz I knew I was playing center like I’m going against Joel Embiid, Jokic… it changes, right? And I never like I’ve always played like 250, 255. And that year I had got to like 265 and it was like I didn’t like it. It actually probably like 268 and I didn’t like it. I’m like, bro, I can’t play like this. I feel heavy. So I tried to cut during the season but when like when you trying to do that while you playing this it was tough. And then that’s when I went and was like hey man I want another big and all this stuff and you know it just didn’t happen whatever.
Link of the interview: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pjaLHuX9CoY&t=1385s&pp=2AHpCpACAQ%3D%3D