Anthony Davis is in a rare and nearly impossible position. If almost any team acquired him, he would arrive in his new city with extreme fanfare. The New Orleans Pelicans treated him as a savior. To the Los Angeles Lakers,

Fans of the Dallas Mavericks have been through enough at this point. Nine months removed from playing in the NBA Finals, the Mavs traded the star player that led them to that stage (Luka Dončić), lost their second best player to a torn ACL (Kyrie Irving) recently,

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The Luka Dončić-Anthony Davis trade sent shockwaves throughout the sports world. Los Angeles Lakers fans were delighted to have Dončić on their roster, while Dallas Mavericks fans were worried about Davis’ presence with the team.

In Dallas, it would be Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving, while in Los Angeles, the pairing would be LeBron James and Luka Dončić.The trade made virtually no sense, yet it happened. Afterward, reports emerged that the Mavericks were dissatisfied with Dončić's conditioning issues,

Anthony Davis was part of one of the most shocking trades in recent NBA history. Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison, with his longtime friend and Los Angeles Lakers counterpart Rob Pelinka,

Dallas Mavericks fans are still reeling from the trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis for Max Christie. It doesn't help that the Lakers have rocketed up the Western Conference standings while Dallas has plummeted due to injuries.

In a recent interview, Anthony Davis delivered a strong message to Dallas Mavericks fans following the Luka Doncic trade

As earth-shattering as the Luka Dončić trade was from the Dallas Mavericks’ perspective, the Los Angeles Lakers also gave up a legitimate DPOY candidate in Anthony Davis to get the deal over the line.