Anthony Davis and John Wall Pick Their Fantasy Basketball Starting 5
Discovering one of the NBA's greats' starting fives in fantasy basketball is one of the best ways to determine which players they think are on their level. In a recent video interview with Red Bull, New Orleans Pelicans' Anthony Davis and Washington Wizards' John Wall revealed their starting five in fantasy basketball.
Fantasy basketball also allows you to know who the really elite players are in the game. According to Davis, his squad would go undefeated over the course of the regular season, and would definitely make it into the playoffs.
NOLA.com reported that Davis' starting five includes Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry at the point guard position, Houston Rockets' James Harden at shooting guard, Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James at small forward, Sacramento Kings' DeMarcus Cousins at center and himself at power forward. When asked how many games the thinks his team would win, he replied with:
"In a regular season? 82," Davis said. "And playoffs. For sure."
Davis also spoke on how he feels about his impact on fantasy basketball through his fans reactions and stories:
"I'm glad I can help people win," Davis told Redbull.com. "That's how I'm going to play fantasy basketball, by going out there and performing on the floor and helping everybody else."
You can watch Davis choose his starting five below:
According to SLAM Online, John Wall's starting five includes LeBron James at small forward, Anthony Davis at power forward, Los Angeles Clippers' DeAndre Jordan at center, (a healthy) Paul George of the Indiana Pacers at shooting guard and of course, himself at point guard.
Wall also spoke on how often he hears about fantasy basketball on his timeline on Twitter, and how he understands the impact his game has on fans' teams and how serious fans take fantasy basketball.
You can watch John Wall speak on fantasy basketball and his starting five below:
When you compare the two teams, it goes without a doubt that Davis' team would probably beat Wall's team, but at least we know who Wall considers to be on his level and who Davis considers the top five players in the NBA.