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安东尼戴维斯AntonyDavis

安东尼·戴维斯（bornMarch11,1993）isanAmericanprofessionalbasketballplayerfortheNewOrleansHornetsoftheNationalBasketballAssociation（NBA）.Heplayedasapowerforwardforthe肯塔基大学asafreshmanbeforebeingselectedfirstoverallinthe2012NBADraftbyNewOrleans.Heplayspowerforwardandcenter.Hewasa2012NCAAUnanimousFirstteamAll-Americanandwasthe2011–12NCAADivisionImen'sbasketballseasonblocksleader.HeestablishedSoutheasternConferencesingle-seasonblockedshotsandNCAADivisionIfreshmanblockedshotsrecords.HehasalsoearnedthenationalFreshman,DefensivePlayerandBigManawards.Inaddition,hehasbeennamedthe2012NationalPlayeroftheYearbyvariousorganizations,earningtheOscarRobertsonTrophy,theAdolphRuppTrophy,theAssociatedPressPlayeroftheYear,NaismithAward,SportingNewsPlayeroftheYearandJohnR.WoodenAward.HewastheSoutheasternConference'splayer,freshmananddefensiveplayeroftheyear.HehelpedleadKentuckytoaundefeated2011–12SoutheasternConferencemen'sbasketballseasonandwastheNCAATournamentMostOutstandingPlayerwhenKentuckywonthe2012NCAAMen'sDivisionIBasketballTournament.

AsahighschoolbasketballplayerforChicago'sPerspectivesCharterSchool,hewasunknownnationallyandlocallyafterthreeseasonsofplayinthelightlyregardedBlueDivisionoftheChicagoPublicHighSchoolLeague.A"latebloomer",heemergedintoprominenceinApril2010（thespringofhisjunioryear）afteragrowthspurtandexposureonanAmateurAthleticUnion（AAU）travelingteammadehimabluechipprospect.Withinmonths,hewasthetop-ratedplayerinthenationalclassof2011bySandESPN.comandthenumbertwoplayerbyR.HewasahighschoolAll-Americanbyeverymajorselector（ESPN,Jordan,McDonald's,Parade,USAToday）andearnedCo-MVPhonorsatthe2011JordanBrandClassic.

高中生涯

DavisisfromtheSouthSideofChicagoandplayedhighschoolbasketballforPerspectivesCharterSchool,[1]wherehehadattendedschoolsincesixthgrade.[2]TheteamplaysinadivisionoftheChicagoPublicHighSchoolLeague,knownastheBlueDivision,thatisignoredbythemediabecauseofitslowerlevelofcompetition.[3][4]Perspectivesisacharterschoolthatoperatesasamathandscienceacademywithhighacademicpedigree,butminimalathleticsuccess.[5][6]TheschoolhadnogymnasiumandDavis'middleschoolbasketballteamspracticedatanearbychurch.[4]Injuniorhighschool,hewasknownas"thelittleguywhowouldshootthreesfromthecorner".[3]Heendedhisfreshmanyearataheightof6英尺0英寸（1.83米）.[3]Bythebeginningofhissophomoreyear,hehadgrownanother1英寸（2.5厘米）,andhefinishedtheyearat6英尺4英寸（1.93米）.[3][7]

"TheChicagoSun-Timescoverednearly700boyshighschoolbasketballgameslastseason.AnthonyDavis,whojustmightbethebesthighschoolplayerinthecountry,didn'tplayinanyofthem."

—MichaelO'Brien,ChicagoSun-Times（August5,2010）.[3]

Asanunheraldedguardafterhissophomoreseason,heworkedoutwithhiscousinsonguarddrillsthattheirfather（Davis'uncle）haddeveloped.[8]Davisdidnotplayinthespring/summerAAUcircuitbetween8thgradeandhisjunioryear.[5]Hebeganhisjunioryearataheightof6英尺7英寸（2.01米）andhisjuniorbasketballseasonat6英尺8英寸（2.03米）,[3][7]sayinghefeltfortunatetohavehadsucharapidgrowthspurtwithoutanykneepains.[9]Duringhisjunioryear,hisfamilyconsideredhavinghimtransfertooneofChicago'sbasketballpowerhouses,butHydeParkCareerAcademyheadcoachDonnieKirksey,whoknewDavis,Sr.well,advisedagainstitsaying"Ifyou'regoodenough,they'llfindyouwhereveryouare."[3]Perspectivesfinishedtheseason8–15.[3]AlthoughheremainedunnoticednationallyandlocallyafterthreeseasonsofChicagoPublicLeagueplay,[2][10]hewassoonthereafterratedasthe#1playerintheclassof2011byS[11]andintheESPNU100.[12]Rratedhimthe#2playerbehindAustinRivers.[13]TheattentioncamewhenhestartedplayingonTaiStreets'Meanstreets（AAUteam）travelingsysteminthespringofhisjunioryear.[3]AslateasSpring2010hewasstillunknown,butbegantobenoticedinmidApril.[3]InlateApril,Syracuseofferedhimascholarship.[2]ThatspringNBATop100CampDirectorDaveTelep,invitedhimtothecampbasedonhisdominantfirsthalfperformanceofthefirstgameoftheFortWayne,IndianaSpieceFieldhouseevent.[14]Thatsummerhistalentwasattention-grabbing.[8]InAugust2010,DavisplayedintheNikeGlobalChallengeinHillsboro,Oregon.Intheopeninggame,hehad23pointsand9rebounds.[15]

DavisverballycommittedtoKentuckyonAugust13,2010amidapayforplayscandal,[13][16]choosingitoverhisotherfinalists,whichwereDePaul,OhioState,andSyracuse.[17]HehadofficiallyvisitedDePaulandOhioState.[16]OnAugust24,2010,hebecamethenumberoneratedplayerinthenationalclassof2011atS.[18]Thepay-for-playscandalhadplayedoutverypubliclyinthepress.BeforeDaviscommittedtoKentucky,theChicagoSun-Timesreportedthathisfather,AnthonyDavis,Sr.askedKentuckyfor$200,000foracommitmentfromhisson.[19]ThereportwasinitiallyreleasedonWednesdayAugust4,2010bySun-TimesreporterMichaelO'Brien.[20]Citing"areliablesource,"hepostedthefollowingtext"rumors/sourcesthathaveDavischoosingKentuckyarealsoallegingthatthecommitmentcost$200,000."beforeitwaseditedtosay"rumorsthatDavis'commitmentisforsalehavesurfacedsincehecuthislistofschoolsdownaboutamonthago."andthenremovedlaterthatdayfromtheSun-Times'highschoolsportswebsitefollowingathreatfromaUniversityofKentuckylawyer.[20]ALexington,KentuckylawfirmsentaletterunderthesignatureofattorneyStephenL.Barkerthatexpresseda"formaldemandthatyou（O'BrienandtheSun-Times）withdrawthepublicationfromanysourcefromwhichithasbeenpublished,andissueanimmediatestatementthatyouknowofnocredibleevidenceindicatingthatthereisanytruthtothe'rumors'referredtoinyourarticle."[20]Baker'sletteralsothreatenedpotential"punitivedamagesforyourmaliciousandwillfulactions."[20]AnthonyDavisSr.,declinedtospeaktotheChicagoTribuneonAugust4regardingtheallegation,althoughhedeniedtheallegationstotheSun-Timesstating"Wehaven'taskedanyoneforanything,andnoonehasofferedusanything,"onJuly30beforethestorybroke.[20]

ThearticlewasrepostedontheSun-Times'websiteandincludedintheprinteditiononFridayAugust6whereO'Brienwrote"sourcesfromthreeseparateuniversitiestoldtheSun-TimesthatDavisSr.askedformoneyinreturnforhisson'scommitment,withtheamountsrangingfrom$125,000to$150,000."[21][22][23]TheUniversityofKentuckyandtheDavisfamilyboththreatenedtosuetheSun-Timesoverthearticle,[21][24]however,nolawsuitswerefiledbyKentuckyortheDavisfamily.TheDavisesandKentuckyclaimtherestatedpublicationwasfalse.[25]Illinois'one-yearstatuteoflimitationsonlibelcasesexpiredbeforeanylawsuitswerefiled.[4]

DavissignedhisNationalLetterofIntentonNovember10,2010.[12][26]HebeganhisseniorseasonontheChicagoSun-Timesarea2010Top50list.[27]Hewasapre-seasonfirstteamall-stateselectionbytheSun-TimesalongwithRyanBoatright（EastAurora/Connecticut）,WayneBlackshear（MorganPark/Louisville）,MychealHenry（Orr/Illinois）,andJabariParker（Simeon/underclassman）.[28]Bythattime,hestoodat6英尺10英寸（2.08米）.[3][7]AccordingtoRodgerBohnofSLAMMagazinewhosawhimplaymorethan10times,Davisretainedhisguardinstinctsafterhisgrowthspurt.[29]DespiteDavis'individualprowess,Perspectivesbegantheseasonwitha0–6record.[30]Hesatoutoneofthosegameswithminorforearmandleginjuries.[31]IttookanearquadrupledoubleonDecember15,2010againstBenitoJuarezCommunityAcademy,whenheposted32points,21rebounds,11assistsand9blockedshotsfortheteamtoearnitsfirstvictoryinitsseventhgame.[7][32]Theteam'ssubsequentgameagainstWhitneyM.YoungMagnetHighSchoolplayedatChicagoStateUniversitywasnationallytelevisedonESPNU.[33]Laterintheseason,hemissedsomegamesduetoasprainedrightthumb.[34]Despitelosingapproximatelythree-quartersofitsregularseasongames,PerspectiveearnedaClass3Aregionalplay-ingamevictoryagainstNobleStreetCharterHighSchoolintheIllinoisHighSchoolAssociationstateplayoffswhenDavistotaled33points,9rebounds,7assists,5blockedshotsand4steals.[35]However,afterlosingthesubsequentregionalsemifinalgametoKingCollegePrepHighSchooltheteamfinishedwitha6–19record.[36]Despitehisgrowth,hecontinuedtoperformmuchoftheroleofaguardbybringingtheballupthecourtandshootingoutsideshots.[37]Fortheseason,heaveraged32points,22reboundsand7blocks.[17]

DavisatJordanBrandClassic（2011-04-19）

Inhighschool,Davisearnednumeroushonorsforhisbasketballabilitiesincludingbeingnamedtothe2011McDonald'sAll-AmericanGameandthe10thannualJordanBrandClassic.[38][39]AlthoughhehadnotbeenratedintheMr.BasketballUSApolltoendthe2009–10season,hebeganthe2010–11seasonrankedfifth,whichwasthehighestofpreviouslyunrankedplayersandfinishedtheseasonfourthbehindRivers,MikeGilchrist（nowknownasMichaelKidd-Gilchrist）andBradleyBeal.[40][41]HejoinedthosethreeandJamesMichaelMcAdooasfirstteamUSATodayAll-USAhighschoolbasketballteamselections.[42][43]HewasafirstteamParadeAll-American.[44]HewasalsoafirstteamAll-AmericanselectionbySLAMMaga