Former Lakers Star Anthony Davis Could Be Out for Year After Just One Game With Mavericks

10-time All-Star Dallas Mavericks power forward/center Anthony Davis may be done for the season, after surviving just one game with his new team prior to incurring a groin injury. The former Los Angeles Lakers champ was flipped to Dallas in February as part of a blockbuster deal that landed five-time All-NBA First Team superstar Luka Doncic, who's all of 26 (Davis turns 32 this month), in L.A.

While appearing on ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show," longtime NBA insider Shams Charania indicated that the 6-foot-10 big man could be shut down for the rest of the year.

"It's not out of the realm of possibility ... that one game was the last time we've seen AD this season."

—@ShamsCharania on Anthony Davis' return this season. https://t.co/kwMNUSvG06
— ESPN (@espn) March 4, 2025

Davis' injury news isn't even the bleakest of the day for Dallas.

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Instead, this report arrives on the heels of a devastating injury update for Dallas. Eary Tuesday morning, nine-time All-Star Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving was ruled out for the rest of 2024-25 with an ACL tear, per Charania.

Prior to Monday, Irving averaged 39.3 minutes over his last 10 games, a stretch that began right before the Luka Doncic/Anthony Davis trade, and he played most in the NBA from Feb. 4 to March 2. Irving had also played 37 or more minutes in 9 of his last 10 games entering Monday. https://t.co/HxOzqxlurq
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 4, 2025

Irving, who has a player option for the 2025-26 season, had been playing some of his best basketball in a while after assuming a leadership role for the club in the wake of the Lakers' Davis-for-Doncic deal.

Kyrie was putting the Mavs on his back 😤

Get healthy soon 💔🙏pic.twitter.com/mdJ6MHv2Bj
— DraftKings Network (@DKNetwork) March 4, 2025

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Shutting down Davis makes plenty of long-term sense for the Mavericks, although it flies in the face of general manager Nico Harrison's stated plan to put together a "win-now" squad since Dallas will absolutely not be winning now. The Mavericks seem to be embracing the tank, and hoping to get into the running for some very talented players expected to be available in this June's forthcoming 2025 NBA Draft.

Duke power forward Cooper Flagg and Rutgers stars Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper appear to be the top prizes. Should the Mavericks be able to add a young player of their caliber alongside future Hall of Famers Irving and Davis (and, to a lesser extent, Klay Thompson, although he's no longer an All-Star), the team may once again become a frisky playoff out in the Western Conference — next year.

Should Davis be done for 2024-25, he will wrap up with averages of 25.7 points on 52.8 percent shooting from the floor and 78.6 percent shooting from the foul line, 12.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.2 blocks and 1.3 steals in just healthy 43 bouts (42 with Los Angeles).

Although Doncic was chided for his own health and fitness issues, Davis could finish with his third season since 2020-21 of 43 or fewer available games.

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