The Los Angeles Lakers' struggles without LeBron James continued as they dropped their second game in a row following a 109-102 loss to the defending NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks. James hasn't played in two weeks but is nearing a return. Without The King, Laker Nation fully expected Anthony Davis to keep the ship afloat in the meantime.

But that hasn't happened. Water is entering the ship and the Lakers badly need their 36-year-old King to save the day. The Lakers are 4-6 in the 10 games James has missed this season. Their losses include two choke jobs to the tanking Oklahoma City Thunder, and embarrassing blowouts to the Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers.

Are we sure Anthony Davis is even capable of leading a winning team? This recent stretch without James is just unraveling the true colors of this supposed “Top 75” player. As the 2012 no. 1 overall pick has shown through the majority of his career, he just isn't cut to be the alpha. Quite frankly, Anthony Davis is just not THAT guy, pal.

This sentiment isn't just stemming from this recent Lakers run. It dates all the way back to his days with the New Orleans Pelicans. He only made the playoffs twice and won one playoff series in seven seasons with the Pelicans.

If AD is who most people claim he is, and that is a superstar, generational player, why hasn't he been able to find success as the top dog of a winning squad? Check out this interesting stat from StatMuse about Davis' career record with and without James.

As a Laker, Anthony Davis is 9-13 without James by his side.

Sure, basketball is a team sport and the Lakers' problems aren't supposed to be solely on Davis' hands. But if he is really a top-10 player in this league, they shouldn't be posting sub-.500 records with him leading the way. More so, Los Angeles should not be losing the way they have been over this stretch, as noted with their losses to the Thunder, Timberwolves, and Blazers.

Thursday's Bucks-Lakers game was supposed to be a superstar duel between Anthony Davis and Antetokounmpo. But it wasn't even close. The Greek Freak absolutely dominated the game at the expense of The Brow. Antetokounmpo dropped 47 points and nine rebounds on 18-of-23 shooting, flexing his muscles mostly on Davis' head. Meanwhile, Davis brought little resistance to Antetokounmpo's monster evening as he only finished with just 18 points and nine rebounds on 9-of-15 shooting.

And Anthony Davis is supposed to be in the same breathe as Giannis? Just stop. Davis doesn't even deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as a Nikola Jokic, or even a Joel Embiid. At least those two have shown the real capability of being true alphas for their teams.

Even Tracy McGrady agrees to this notion to some degree. The Hall of Famer name-dropped Anthony Davis as a player who should not have made the historic Top 75 list, especially over someone like Dwight Howard.

Howard's reputation may have taken a hit through the latter half of his career, but for a long time, especially with the Orlando Magic, he was the most dominant big man in basketball. The 3-time Defensive Player of the Year led the Magic to numerous playoff appearances, including the NBA Finals in 2009. Howard's career accomplishments, especially from a team perspective, far surpass Davis'. This is why many, including T-Mac, had an issue with AD's inclusion over his current Lakers teammate.

Davis isn't a Batman. He's more suited to be a Robin. There's no problem with being the no. 2 on a championship squad. Davis might be the best one at that spot in the NBA, and that's okay. But with what he's shown throughout his career, it's high time we stop talking about Anthony Davis as if he's cut to be the main character.