As just a 19 year old freshman at UCLA, he tore his ACL, leading to a great comeback, but would also cause him pain and discomfort for the majority of his career. At UCLA he teamed with future NBA players like Earl Watson and Dan Gadzuric as he played a short two year career before declaring for the NBA draft. Even with the injury concerns his rare combination of size and speed with both a point guard and shooting guard’s skills was too good to pass up as the Charlotte Hornets took him 3rd overall. HE would go on to team with Jamal Mashburn on and off for a few years as they both struggled with injury. He earned his first all star selection in 2002 making him the final all star selection from the original Charlotte Hornets; and would go on to have some more great years in Charlotte and then New Orleans as he earned another all star selection, participated in a dunk contest and won the NBA skills challenge. But injuries and being out of shape caught up to him and he started to break down early, until he was eventually traded to the Golden State Warriors where he would have a great 3 and a half seasons with the team, leading the league in steals once while being good for 20 points and 8 assists per game. He was an integral piece to the Warriors We Believe playoff upset of the Dallas Mavericks and was the perfect player to run Don Nelson’s Run N Gun offense. But after a few years he couldn’t resist the temptation of playing in front of his hometown crowd, so he signed with the Clippers. Unfortunately, the Clippers teams were bad and his decline was quick as after 2 years with the Clippers, playing alongside a young Blake Griffin, Eric Gordon and Deandre Jordan; he spent half a season on the Cavs then finished his career unexpectedly in 2012 with the New York Knicks as he sustained a career-ending knee injury in the 2012 playoffs. He attempted a comeback years later that never materialized and his career ended up being an exciting 13 years that left you wanting more. He played like a runaway freight train with the agility of a dancer; and at 6’3” 220 pounds, this was a scary and relatively unseen combination. And there;s not question that Baron Davis will live on forever in his library of insane NBA highlights, but he had a career that was so much more than that, and one that we’re going to look at today… Let’s jog your memory.
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23 Comments
BD was a beast
BD was one of the best pgs during the 2000s
The bodyguard baron Davis was a strong man driving 2 da paint
Do Al Jefferson next!!!
YES!!!!!! You did it again brother!!! Next up……. Zack Randolph!!!!!!
Use to play with the hornets in nba 2k3 and ngl I use to chuck with Baron lmao boy was cold.
Stellar
You should do Alex English next
The start to who dub nation is today
How about one of the most unselfish and underappreciated players ever. The "ball don't lie" himself in Rasheed Wallace.
James Harden prototype
Baron Davis is a Los Angeles legend my hats off to this man. When I was a kid I heard about balling out in high school and was seen with future celebrities while in ucla
I love this YouTube channel🫡 we all needed these reminders of these players greatness
This the best one yet I should do Joe Johnson or when Marion next
I remember him beating the shit outta the Mavs in 2007. Was a fun guy to watch. A damn shame he could not stay healthy.
I was so glad when we got rid of elden campbell. Hated seeing eddie go, especially for rice.
Nice. You feel like doing one on Eric Snow from 2000-01 76ers? I thought he was a decent player at the time.. stat wise eh, but during those years their roster was stacked. The Lakers just had that edge on them (Shaq&Kobe) and Mutumbol was basically old. Eric played his best I think.
Thank you
Ankles taken @11:27
Can we get a Andre Miller or Tyson Chandler one.
that UCLA clip he hurt himself because he was showboating. He kicks his right foot out as a flex & came down awkward smh
Steven Smith
OH Yes!!!! Talk about him!! One of the most talented explosive point guards to come along that injuries also robbed of having a far better career……….. Davis was rocking with the Westbrooks D Rose's of the world in my opinion………… And I'm also say this….. I would take a healthy motivated Baron Davis Russell Westbrook…… No diss to Russ just loved Davis's game that much