Nobody played fewer minutes than him. Nobody scored fewer points.
But he got to know
"That whole Olympic experience, he kind of took me under his wing and showed me a lot about the game and a lot about hard work," said Davis, the only college player on a team that beat Spain in the gold-medal game.
"He'll bring the competitive nature out in everybody," he added. "Any good team that has Kobe on the team is in it to win it. That was my first time [meeting him]. I loved every moment of it."
The Lakers play New Orleans on Wednesday. Davis is averaging 24.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.9 blocked shots per game for the