For today’s NBA a game-changer is a player who makes those around him significantly better and who can shoot from all over the court at a high level whether guarded or not. A player who can lift up lesser-talented teammates and help them play at a higher level than they otherwise would. Anthony Davis is neither of these things as far as I can tell.
You also stated that Eric Gordon was a better player than Chris Paul. Anthony Davis is a game changer, he's taken his team to the playoffs twice and has been dominant in those 13 games( 30.5 ppg, 12.7 rpg, 2.5 bpg, 1.8 apg... in just under 41 minutes per game). One player can only do so much to help his team in a conference that features the recent team talent in the west. Let's see what he does playing alongside Lebron.
Chris Paul is a team destroyer, overrated, and on his way out, not just out of Houston. And I doubt we will see him and James make anymore lame insurance commercials. One of my favorite Duke memories was Coach K putting a bench player to guard Paul at Cameron at the start of the game, watching Paul gripe and take offense, then watching Duke run Wake out of the building. Was a Master Yoda coaching experience...
Interesting. Who would be on your shortlist of “game-changers” in the NBA?
By this definition you’d have to exclude Draymond Green. Just a few weeks ago you were defending him pretty hard on this board. I’d certainly consider him a game-changer, wouldn’t you?
Edit to add: I’m guessing you don’t think Giannis is a game-changer either, do you?
I was at that game. It was awesome. Also, Patrick Davidson mauled CP3 from the tip, so he probably had a right to be pissed. But I can't remember how many people he punched in the nuts or how many balls he slammed into Melchioni's face during that game, so I have little sympathy for one of the dirtiest players I've ever watched play the game.