LA Lakers are slowly and steadily catching up to the pace of the 2022-23 NBA Season despite Anthony Davis being sidelined. Having won three of their last four games, LeBron James and Co, are keeping their playoffs aspirations alive as consecutive victories could finally take them into the Play-In Tournament rankings.
This has given NFL Hall of Famer turned analyst Shannon Sharpe confidence in stating that the Lakers can make it into the knockout stages if Anthony Davis manages to join efficiently in their upward trajectory. Moreover, Sharpe went on to state how the Lakers could become one of the most dangerous teams to lock horns against.
In the latest episode of Undisputed, Shannon Sharpe emphasized how the Lakers are gradually managing to fetch wins at a point where no one is focusing on them. On one hand, where teams like Phoenix Suns have lost 7 of their last 8, this can be the perfect chance for the purple and gold army.
Shannon Sharpe on the Lakers’ playoff aspirations
“If Anthony Davis can come back mid-January, maybe early February, and LeBron James is still playing at this level … I think the Lakers can get to the play-in,” Sharpe saidin the latest episode of Undisputed. “When they get to the play-in and have Anthony Davis, they’re gonna be a very scary team.”
That being said, while Bron is playing at an MVP level, and is being supported well by Austin Reaves, Thomas Bryant, Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley, there is no doubt that Anthony Davis could be the X-Factor in the latter stages of the regular season.
