Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis

NBAPower Forward|Washington Wizards
United StatesMarch 11, 1993

Biography

Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. (born March 11, 1993), nicknamed "AD" and "the Brow", is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards 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. Davis is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time. 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 scoring a 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 Dallas 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. He is also one of only eight players to achieve the basketball Triple Crown.

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Anthony Davis — NBA Forward for Washington Wizards
Anthony Davis — NBA Forward for Washington Wizards
Anthony Davis — NBA Power Forward for Washington Wizards
Anthony Davis — NBA Power Forward for Washington Wizards

Career Timeline

1993personal

(born March 11, 1993), nicknamed "AD" and "the Brow", is an American professi...

(born March 11, 1993), nicknamed "AD" and "the Brow", is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2012achievement

He led Kentucky to a national championship and was named the most outstanding...

He led Kentucky to a national championship and was named the most outstanding player of the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

2012career

Davis left college for the NBA after one season and was drafted as the first ...

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.

2012achievement

Davis has won gold medals with the United States national team on their 2012 ...

Davis has won gold medals with the United States national team on their 2012 Olympic team, 2014 World Cup team and 2024 Olympic team.

2017achievement

In 2017, he was named the NBA All-Star Game MVP after scoring a then-record 5...

In 2017, he was named the NBA All-Star Game MVP after scoring a then-record 52 points in the 2017 NBA All-Star Game.

2019achievement

Davis was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2019, where he won an NBA champ...

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.

2021career

In 2021, he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

2025career

In February 2025, he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Luka ...

In February 2025, he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Luka Dončić, in what was regarded as one of the most unexpected trades in American sports history.

Achievements

2012

He led Kentucky to a national championship and was named the most outstanding...

He led Kentucky to a national championship and was named the most outstanding player of the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

2012

Davis has won gold medals with the United States national team on their 2012 ...

Davis has won gold medals with the United States national team on their 2012 Olympic team, 2014 World Cup team and 2024 Olympic team.

2017

In 2017, he was named the NBA All-Star Game MVP after scoring a then-record 5...

In 2017, he was named the NBA All-Star Game MVP after scoring a then-record 52 points in the 2017 NBA All-Star Game.

2019

Davis was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2019, where he won an NBA champ...

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.

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