Anthony Davis Exit: Latest News & Rumors | AS.com

It seems like a never-ending story, but Anthony Davis has been injured again, for the umpteenth time. He did it in his team’s loss to the Jazzwhen he suffered a blow that ended with pain in the ligaments of his left hand. Finally, it has been determined that the player will, of course, have to undergo surgery. And this is going to cause him to be out for several months. That is, taking into account the moment of the season we are in (there are just over three months left until the start of the playoffs) and the aspirations of some Mavericks who are adriftwe probably won’t see him again this basketball season. Something that, on the other hand, does not surprise anyone with the history that the interior player has.

Davis was the collateral damage of the historic transfer that took Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers and he only played 9 games with the Mavericks last year. In summer he promised all this and heaven too while saying that he would play with glasses for the rest of his sports career. But, after some games in which he has scored more than 20 points and 10 rebounds on average because he has talent to give and take, he has seen how he was injured again while disaster broke out in the Mavericks: 14-24 balance, fourth from bottom in the Western Conference, Nico Harrison fired (for whatever) and a totally uncertain future, even more so now with the umpteenth injury to a player who, in this case, will be permanently sidelined. And it’s not the first time it happens.

The reason is already known: Davis is on the market and the Texans were looking for a new destination for him. In theory it shouldn’t be difficult: is a 10-time All Star, two-time Olympic champion and 2020 NBA championwho has power on both sides of the court and established star status. But his physical problems and his contract (54 million this season, 56 the next and one player option of 62 in 2027-28), especially now that the remainder of the campaign will be in dry dock. Therefore, the new circumstances harm the Mavericks when moving in a transfer market that, remember, closes on February 5. The Texans will be able to decide there or move the former star in the summer, whatever it may be.

Now, let’s see what happens. Davis confirms that he is a declining player who could have done a lot but has come to nothing. And it is also the other side of that movement that on February 1 (it will be one year old) shook the foundations of the NBA, when the Mavericks decided (or someone decided) to send Luka Doncic to the Lakers. The Texans are still picking up the crumbs of such madness and have entrusted themselves to Cooper Flagg to rebuild the franchise while they wait for the return of a Kyrie Irving who may not return, as things stand, this season. One misfortune after another with the common denominator of the departure of the Slovenian, which changed everything, both for the entity and for the best league in the world. And when it comes to the Dallas franchise, they have to decide. About many things. And solve a problem: that of Anthony Davis.

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