A recurring topic ever since the Lakers got Anthony Davis was which hairstyle does he play his best at. I decided to check all his games as a Laker to finally answer this question. I used basketball-reference.com for the stats and used highlights and official Laker photosets of each game to determine his hairstyle. Since I manually did this in around 2 hours, I doubt I didn’t make any mistakes. I’m fairly sure it’s 90% accurate though.
| Hairstyle | W-L Record | Games | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drop Fade | 67-26 | 93 | 24.5 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.502 | 0.310 | 0.813 |
| Afro | 6-8 | 14 | 22.9 | 12.7 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.517 | 0.111 | 0.768 |
| Braids | 39-27 | 76 | 24.4 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.541 | 0.279 | 0.764 |
| Tied-up Braids | 38-26 | 64 | 25.2 | 11.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.548 | 0.295 | 0.828 |
Complete stats: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KYZi8jylxkq1Sn3oRx5H4Rjs1VLjW6UOgEsrogPvflo/edit?usp=sharing
Thoughts and insights:
- I’m very surprised that Afro AD only made 14 appearances as of now.
- Afro AD is 2/18 from three.
- He played with the drop fade in every game pre-Covid which explains the high W-L record.
- It seems that the tied-up braids is his best hairstyle. Highest PPG and BPG, second-highest RPG, best overall shooting splits.
I don’t care what the facts say, Anthony Davis with the fro, stays!