Anthony Davis is being talked about as the youngest MVP in NBA history. Source: AFP

He’s being discussed as potentially becoming the youngest MVP in league history, and he has arguably the most ambitious unibrow the game’s seen.

So what doesn’t 21-year-old New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis have?

Enough shot attempts, says his coach.

On Nov. 25, the Pelicans lost at home by 10 points to the Sacramento Kings, the kind of long-suffering lottery team that New Orleans must beat on its home floor if it has any hope of meeting expectations and contending for a playoff spot in the ruthless Western Conference.

Davis played 38 minutes and took just 12 of his team’s 79 shots. Afterward, coach Monty Williams was disheartened by his team’s inability to get Davis the ball.

“I feel like he should touch the ball at least 30 times a game,” Williams said.

“When he touches the ball, good things usually happen, and our guys know that. Nobody’s icing him out. That would never happen, not while I’m here. But there has to be a focus on making sure he has the ball in his hands because it helps our team.”

Davis, the 2012 No. 1 pick following one season at Kentucky, is off to a phenomenal start to his third season. His blistering first month has cooled some as defences devote more energy to taking his shots away. Even so, Davis is putting up eye-rolling numbers that only a handful of the all-time greats have ever posted through an entire season.

Anthony Davis (R) against Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love. Source: AP

Entering this weekend’s games, Davis ranked third in the league in scoring (25.1 points a game), 10th in rebounding (10.6), first in blocks (2.9) and sixth in steals (2.0).

His 56.9 field-goal percentage ranks sixth overall and is second among players that average at least 30 minutes a game.

Davis ranks ninth in that category, logging a team-high 36.3 minutes.

Only four players in league history, according to basketball reference.com — David Robinson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon and Bob McAdoo — have ever averaged at least 25.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.0 steals in a single season.

Bump the steals to 2.0 a game as the long-limbed Davis is currently averaging, and that list of four drops to zero.

“As far as how someone is playing this year, as far as just their overall play, if I had to pick an MVP, I’m going with Anthony Davis,” said Pelicans guard Austin Rivers, drafted No. 10 the same class as Davis.

“He does it every night, and he does it on both ends, that’s why he’s the most valuable player, he does everything. And he does it in a way where it’s not high-volume shots. He does it in a way where he’s not demanding and he’s so unselfish.”

And he doesn’t turn 22 until March.

Davis dunks the ball over New York Knicks centre Samuel Dalembert. Source: AP

Davis’ remarkable combination of size, length, quickness and athleticism has made him such a tough cover that he’s third in scoring despite ranking 10th in field-goal attempts at 17.1 shots a game.

“The way he [Davis] gets his baskets is pretty incredible, a lot in transition,” Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson said.

“People don’t understand,” Rivers said, “he gets half his points or more on plays that aren’t isos [isolation plays]. They’re lobs, tip-ins, rebounds, running the floor, pick-and-roll, [pick-and-] pop.”

If the Pelicans can’t pick up the pace, and their next three weeks is a run through a daunting West-heavy schedule, the MVP talk will simmer.

League MVPs might not always win championships, but they do always make the playoffs.

“Just keep fighting,” Davis said. “All the teams that are in our division are rolling. Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Memphis, they’re rolling right now. All of them are veteran teams and got great players. We’re in a tough division and a tough conference. We’re going to keep fighting and try to bring it every night.”

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