Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis is out tonight against the Dallas Mavericks due to a left finger sprain. This absence, coupled with other injuries on both sides, shifts the focus to depth and execution rather than star power.

Anthony Davis prefers to remain with the Dallas Mavericks for the rest of the season, according to NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line. The Los Angeles Lakers traded Davis to the Mavericks last season in the blockbuster Luka Dončić trade.

This one stat proves, at least for now, who the clear winner of the trade was. This season, Anthony Davis has 407 total points, while Luka Dončić has 408 points just in the first quarter of games alone. Anthony Davis has obviously missed time this season, but that doesn't change the fact that this is an absolutely astounding statistic.

There are only a dozen games left in the regular season for the Los Angeles Lakers after Saturday's 108-93 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. And even though the defending champions have been playing together for more than four months since the start of ...

When the Lakers shipped Anthony Davis to Dallas, they lost their defensive spine. Deandre Ayton’s two-year, $16 million arrival in July 2025 briefly revived belief.

The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Dallas Mavericks traded for Anthony Davis just about a year ago. The whole endeavor would've been more exciting if the trade didn't require Luka Doncic to go to the Los Angeles Lakers.