NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Take Nate Davis into the sun for a practice and he’s a faucet with the spigot turned all the way on.

He could be assigned a practice-field patch to water.

“I would definitely say the crown is mine,” Davis said. “It’ll be the first period and I’m already soaked like I just jumped in a pool.”

NDavis

Recovery takes quite a while. He drinks as much as he can, but it’s really impossible for him to take in as much as he loses. So his cool-down features an IV that helps offset his daily practice weight loss. Monday for the 6-foot-3, 314-pound guard, that was 13 pounds.

Login or signup to view the full article

Membership includes access to everything on the site – articles, videos and podcasts as well as additional analysis from Mike Herndon, Blake Beddingfield, Drew Beatty and Braden Gall. You’ll be notified when podcasts go live, have a spot on a private Facebook page, get priority placement in mailbag posts and enjoy a 5 percent discount from Tennessee Tickets.