<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">LSU's Glen Davis will announce at a news conference next Wednesday that he will declare for the NBA draft, but a decision on whether he will sign with an agent and forgo his senior season is still undecided. LSU coach John Brady told ESPN.com Tuesday that he and Davis were to meet next week after he returns from recruiting to finalize Davis' plans and his academic schedule for the remaining three months of the second semester. Under the new Academic Performance Report rules, schools are imploring students who declare for the draft to finish the second semester so they leave school in good standing. If they don't, it can cost a school a scholarship in future seasons. Brady said Davis is going to meet with agents this week to see if he wants to sign with one. Davis was the SEC player of the year in 2006 and led the Tigers to the Final Four. But this season injuries limited him to 29 of the team's 32 games. He still led the Tigers in scoring with 17.7 points and 10.4 rebounds. But LSU struggled mightily in the SEC, finishing in last place in the SEC West at 5-11, 17-15 overall. LSU wasn't invited to the NCAA or NIT. </div> Source
I think Davis should be a lotto pick, or close to it. His main problem in the NBA will be that he's really a 5 man, but he's only 6'9". I think he improved his perimeter game enough this year, though, to play the 4 without looking out of place. He has underrated shooting range (I've seen him make 3's) and he's got Shaq-like deceptive agility. Davis needs to improve his shot-blocking, and probably must still drop some weight to be able to defend the growing number of bigs who can step away from the basket. I think Davis has clear limitations that may always be there, but he's also got rare talent and athleticism for a guy his size and seems genuinely focused on improving. I'd like to have him on my team.
