Anthony Davis Discussion: Thanks For The Ring AD!!!

LTLakerFan · Oct 10, 2025

KareemtheGreat33 said: ↑

Riiight… retina surgery made him not work out but still can’t put down the fork, willpower is not his strongest suit
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pika1708 said: ↑

He explained he prefers to start heavy because he loses a lot of weight during the season.
He looked good in the preseason game, the photos don't do him justice
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There! …… SEE multiple excuses

sirronstuff · Oct 12, 2025

Yes, he's bigger in person?

Wish him lots of success. Glad we traded him for a younger star. The odds are in our favor.

abeer3 · Oct 12, 2025

mavs fans are down on AD in the preseason. they like the lively/washington/flagg front line better.

i wonder if dallas will move AD to an EC team (chicago?) to recover some draft assets before this season is over.

sirronstuff · Oct 12, 2025

abeer3 said: ↑

mavs fans are down on AD in the preseason. they like the lively/washington/flagg front line better.

i wonder if dallas will move AD to an EC team (chicago?) to recover some draft assets before this season is over.
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That would be interesting.

KuzmoBall17 · Oct 13, 2025

Anthony Davis 25+6 in the preseason game vs Utah
25 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots.
P.S.Luka didn't even played yet

abeer3 · Oct 14, 2025

i think he ended up playing some minutes at center, and i think utah didn't play kessler, so AD would feast. he'd kill kessler at center anyway, but at pf, kessler's the helper, which could cause issues.

still really not sure about what dallas is doing over there. they started flagg at pg for this one bc dlo was out. with kyrie hurt, dlo's their only nba-quality ball handling guard, and while they're huge, their team speed isn't great at all.

VladeD714 · Oct 31, 2025

Marc Stein on X: "Anthony Davis is expected to be ruled out of Dallas’ game Saturday in Mexico City against Detroit after exiting Wednesday night with left lower leg soreness. An official status update remains TBA after Davis was listed earlier in the week with bilateral Achilles tendinopathy. https://t.co/nJOhEbsgBw" / X

KuzmoBall17 · Nov 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM

Cookie · Nov 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM

He’s got a Kim Kardashian butt.

LTLakerFan · Nov 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM

….. mean girl

gcclaker · Nov 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM

Cookie said: ↑

He’s got a Kim Kardashian butt.
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Davis is looking portly, no longer svelte, to put it kindly.

JSM · Nov 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM

Some of the more interesting parts of the piece

...internal concerns about the way Davis took care of his body began to loom large, multiple league sources told ClutchPoints. There were points before the 2024-25 season when Davis' side and his representation would not see eye to eye with how the Lakers wanted to handle his injury recovery and prevention.

In the offseason, Davis wouldn't always communicate with the Lakers, sources said, and his fitness levels entering training camps were said to be “well below average.”
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Even before the Davis-Doncic trade became a thought, there was ongoing tension building between Davis' team and members of the Lakers' front office, multiple sources said. This rising tension was not only from his injury struggles and conditioning levels not being up to the standard the team wanted, but there were also genuine concerns about how he took care of his body, which directly resulted in some of his injuries.

Serious doubts began to form internally for the Lakers among a small group, some holding front-office roles. Eventually, as this noise grew louder, Pelinka and his inner circle began to take notice.
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...Between worries about Davis' offseason conditioning, commitment, and ability to become the “alpha” of the team once LeBron was ready to move on, Pelinka and the Lakers began making calls to some teams in December 2024, multiple sources said.
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Before Jayson Tatum tore his Achilles in the playoffs, the C Bags were already signaling that they were going to cut costs in the offseason. This still could have been achieved by trading Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, both of whom were dealt in the summer, along with other assets in a big deal for Davis. It was certainly something for the C Bags to consider.

Two other Eastern Conference teams were also intrigued by the Lakers bringing up Davis' name. These organizations were the Milwaukee Bucks and the Cleveland Cavaliers, multiple sources said
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While other teams were rumored to have spoken with the Lakers about Davis in December 2024, these organizations would not be confirmed by either side. Still, there were at least five teams that held dialogue with the Lakers more than once after Los Angeles' initial feeler to discuss Davis and minor details regarding his status.
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Davis and his camp held a meeting with the Lakers before the 2024 offseason was in full swing, sources said, to stress the importance of him having more help, specifically at the center position. It was clear that Davis' demands were to play fewer minutes at center and for the team to leverage assets in order to bring in another experienced center who could directly impact their championship pursuit.
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This decision to continue having Davis play heavy minutes with virtually no frontcourt help did not sit well with his camp, creating more friction and tension leading into the 2024-25 season, sources said.
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Multiple higher-ups in the Lakers organization took exception to Davis' words, which basically claimed they did not put the team in a position to succeed like they did during the team's championship run in 2020, sources said. With conversations Pelinka held with Harrison already advancing and this relationship with Davis reaching a point of no return, the Lakers pulled the trigger on the historic trade.

What Davis said in this interview was essentially the “last straw,” as one team source said, that put the nail in the coffin for his time in Los Angeles.
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LTLakerFan · Nov 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM

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