TNT showed a pretty crazy graphic about Anthony Davis' growth spurt, which turned him from a seemingly regular high school freshman to superstar NBA player whose size, athleticism, and skills have never really been combined in one player:
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So... we had to include our projections: :format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/2520894/zilladavis.0.jpg)
(Seth Rosenthal had the idea for this, GIFmaster Clay Wendler had the execution.)
And now TNT is getting into the spirit.
We'll keep it going...RT @SBNationNBA This @NBAonTNT Anthony Davis graphic was great, but we had to improve it. pic.twitter.com/fVeJSyDhtx
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) December 5, 2014
Though one could argue going from Godzilla to Megatron is actually devolving. (Then again: basketball players do generally decline in their 30s).