D’Angelo Russell: ‘LeBron James And Anthony Davis Are Like A Fantasy Team’

The Los Angeles Lakers are playing their best game. LeBron James and Anthony Davis work really well together, and they defeated the Golden State Warriors in the first preseason game. Even D’Angelo Russell knows they are great together.

“It’s different seeing all those big guys on the floor at the same time,” the Warriors guard said, as per ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. “LeBron playing point alongside those dudes. It’s cool. It looks like a fantasy team or something.”

Davis was satisfied with the game. He will work even harder to build his chemistry with the rest of the team.

“We’re just trying to help each other out. The more we can do that, the easier the game is going to be for us and our teammates. Any time we have an opportunity to learn, it’s good for us.”

And LeBron? He is amazed with Davis’ basketball intelligence.

“AD’s AD,” LeBron said the game. “I thought he was great from the beginning of the game, just his offset on the offensive end just to be able to get us extra possessions with rebounding. Knocking down shots. I think he had like five dunks in the first half. And communication on the defensive end. He’s a very cerebral player. It was a good start for him.”

Head coach Frank Vogel believes that Davis arrived at the right time.

“He’s a monster,” Vogel said when asked about Davis. “It’s going to be very difficult to slow him down with what we had around him. I’m excited about what he’s going to do, and Lakers fans should be, too.”

Playing some real basketball was like a dream come true for LeBron. He missed a lot of games last season because of his groin injury, and hopefully, that won’t happen this time.

“I had some jitters tonight,” he said. “I had some butterflies in my stomach, and also just straight-up excitement. And also a little bit of nervousness, too, because I got hurt in the Bay [Area] when I was at full strength. So it’s great to get back out there and have a lot of fun. I didn’t even think about it being a preseason game. I thought about it being a game and how we can get better. I didn’t want to take it lightly because it was a preseason game. I think none of us did. We got better today.”