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,

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,

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,