Anthony Davis spent six seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and some people thought he’d retire wearing purple and gold. But that wasn’t the case and Davis was part of the massive trade that sent him to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Luka Doncic.

Following the blockbuster trade to the Mavericks, the 10-time All-Star wasted no time showcasing his elite skillset in Dallas, delivering a dominant first-half performance against the Houston Rockets with 24 points, 13 rebounds, and five assists.

Dallas Mavericks fans have not been shy at expressing their disdain for the front office trading franchise star Luka Doncic. To make matters worse, Anthony Davis has been sidelined due to an adductor injury having only played one game since the trade.

The Dallas Mavericks say Anthony Davis is improving daily but the team gave no indication of when the forward they got in their trade of Luka Doncic might be ready to play again.

The Dallas Mavericks have a very tough choice to make about Anthony Davis, who is still in the process of recovering from an injury.

The most charitable possible explanation for the Luka Dončić trade -- and this was already a stretch -- was that it improved the team's short-term prospects. Nico Harrison told us as much when he said,

The Dallas Mavericks have been without Anthony Davis for over a month, and his newest injury update puts the team in a tough spot.

The Mavericks will likely soon have some pretty challenging decisions to make, because league sources tell me that Anthony Davis and Dereck Lively II (right ankle stress fracture) are indeed both