Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis
	Davis with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2022
No. 3 – Dallas Mavericks
Position	Center / power forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	March 11, 1993; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	253 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school	Perspectives Charter (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Kentucky (2011–2012)
NBA draft	2012: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Drafted by	New Orleans Hornets
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2019	New Orleans Hornets / Pelicans
2019–2025	Los Angeles Lakers
2025–present	Dallas Mavericks
Career highlights
	NBA champion (2020); 10× NBA All-Star (2014–2021, 2024, 2025); NBA All-Star Game MVP (2017); 4× All-NBA First Team (2015, 2017, 2018, 2020); All-NBA Second Team (2024); 3× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2018, 2020, 2024); 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2015, 2017); 3× NBA blocks leader (2014, 2015, 2018); NBA All-Rookie First Team (2013); NBA Cup champion (2023); NBA 75th Anniversary Team; NCAA champion (2012); NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (2012); National college player of the year (2012); Consensus first-team All-American (2012); NABC Defensive Player of the Year (2012); USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2012); SEC Male Athlete of the Year (2012); SEC Player of the Year (2012); NCAA blocks leader (2012); SEC Defensive Player of the Year (2012); SEC Rookie of the Year (2012); First-team Parade All-American (2011); McDonald's All-American (2011);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Cup

Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. (born March 11, 1993), nicknamed "AD" and "the Brow", is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Davis, a power forward and center, is a ten-time NBA All-Star and has been named to five All-NBA Teams (including four first-team selections) and five NBA All-Defensive Teams (including three first-team selections). In 2021, he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.^[1] Davis is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Davis played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, when he was first team All-American and the Consensus National Player of the Year. He also won the USBWA National Freshman of the Year, NABC Defensive Player of the Year and the Pete Newell Big Man Award. Davis led the NCAA in blocks and set Southeastern Conference and NCAA Division I freshman single-season blocked shots records. He led Kentucky to a national championship and was named the most outstanding player of the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Davis left college for the NBA after one season and was drafted as the first overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the New Orleans Hornets, and was selected that summer to play in the 2012 Olympics. After his rookie season, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. The next season, he became an All-Star for the first time and led the NBA in blocked shots per game. In 2017, he was named the NBA All-Star Game MVP after setting then-record 52 points in the 2017 NBA All-Star Game. Davis was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2019, where he won an NBA championship in 2020 and the first edition of the NBA Cup in 2023. In February 2025, he was traded to the Mavericks in exchange for Luka Dončić, in what was regarded as one of the most unexpected trades in American sports history.

Davis has won gold medals with the United States national team on their 2012 Olympic team, 2014 World Cup team and 2024 Olympic team.^[7] He is also one of only eight players to achieve the basketball Triple Crown.

^ "NBA 75th Anniversary Team announced". NBA.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
^ "20 greatest power forwards ever: The HoopsHype list". hoopshype.com. November 21, 2021. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
^ Thapa, Aastha (May 20, 2022). "Ten Best Power Forwards Ever in NBA". playersbio.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
^ Fujita, Scott (November 10, 2022). "The Best Power Forwards In NBA History: All-Time Rankings". scottfujita.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
^ Gumerman, Noam (October 17, 2024). "25 best power forwards in NBA history, ranked". ClutchPoints. Archived from the original on November 16, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
^ Bailey, Andy (June 18, 2024). "Ranking the Top 50 NBA Playoff Performers of All Time". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
^ "DAVIS Anthony". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024.

[1] "NBA 75th Anniversary Team announced". NBA.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

[2] "20 greatest power forwards ever: The HoopsHype list". hoopshype.com. November 21, 2021. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.

[3] Thapa, Aastha (May 20, 2022). "Ten Best Power Forwards Ever in NBA". playersbio.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.

[4] Fujita, Scott (November 10, 2022). "The Best Power Forwards In NBA History: All-Time Rankings". scottfujita.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.

[5] Gumerman, Noam (October 17, 2024). "25 best power forwards in NBA history, ranked". ClutchPoints. Archived from the original on November 16, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.

[6] Bailey, Andy (June 18, 2024). "Ranking the Top 50 NBA Playoff Performers of All Time". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.

[7] "DAVIS Anthony". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024.

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