The 6-foot-10 Kentucky product, 32, was traded to the Mavericks as the returning centerpiece in a deal that saw five-time All-NBA First Team guard Luka Doncic, 26, land with Davis' old Lakers running mate LeBron James on the Los Angeles Lakers.

Anthony Davis never saw it coming. The ten-time All-Star had spent nearly five seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, winning a championship in 2020 and forming a dominant duo with LeBron James. But in a shocking midseason move,

ESPN's Shams Charania reported that James and Davis both had "no idea" that the trade was occurring until it was finalized. The NBA's all-time leading scorer revealed that the first thing he did after news of the trade broke was talk to his former co-star.