New Orleans Pelicans head coach Monty Williams is serving as one of Mike Krzyzewski's assistant coaches on Team USA as they prepare to represent the country at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.

On Thursday, Williams spoke with Pelicans play by play announcer Sean Kelley on the Pelicans.com daily podcast to give him an update on star center Anthony Davis and his growth this summer while playing with Team USA.

Anthony Davis had another good night (Wednesday). He’s looked very good the last couple of games for you guys. Williams: “Yeah AD has been probably our best player since camp started. He along with James Harden and Steph Curry have really carried the weight. Kyrie Irving is in that category too. But AD has been really good. His game is developing in ways that he didn’t and we didn’t realize it would. He’s a talented person. He’s understanding how to play at a high level playing with really good players.” What is he able to do now that maybe I didn’t see last year even? Williams: “Obviously AD can do a number of things on the floor. He’s got the ability to shoot the ball consistently. He’ll miss a shot and he’s really, really upset about that because he puts a lot of work into his shot. We spent a lot of time working on his handling of the ball this summer. Understanding defenses is something that’s going to be a bigger deal for him as he gets doubled or maybe even tripled teamed. He’s still doing the things that make him AD: run the floor, play a pick-and-roll whether he pops or dives. One thing people haven’t seen is he can guard a lot of smalls when you switch pick-and-rolls. He’s put some good muscle on so he’s a lot stronger around the basket. When we played against Brazil, he and Kenneth Faried really dominated the paint. AD’s a lot stronger than he was before, so he’s finishing around the basket even better.” Your time with him this summer and seeing him grow again in another offseason, does it change the way you’re going to ply him in the NBA schedule? Has it opened your eyes a little bit or was this the growth you’ve expected? Williams: “We’ve planned on him getting better at a faster rate than we did before. This isn’t anything that we’re surprised by. We watch him work all the time. We plan out his schedule. We try to help him as best we can. We’re not surprised by this so I don’t see us having to change anything with him. It’s a matter of our team playing together and everybody understanding how to play off of him. It’s going to be a big deal for all of our guys understanding how to play with an elite player like AD.”

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