As the Mavs' wild ride of a season came to a close, AD expressed his appreciation for the fans and his new teammates.

Anthony Davis found himself at the heart of one of the NBA's most shocking midseason trades, joining the Dallas Mavericks after a five-year stint with the Los Angeles Lakers that included a 2020 NBA title. The blockbuster move, which sent Luka Doncic to L.A., immediately drew headlines—and high expectations.

When Davis was drafted No. 1 overall in 2012, he was immediately tasked with replacing Chris Paul, at the time the best player in New Orleans Hornets history. So excited was his new team about his upside that it rushed a rebuild around him that wound up costing him any chance of contending with the organization that drafted him.