Anthony Davis Biography
Anthony Davis is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In his first season with the Lakers, he won an NBA championship in 2020. In 2021, he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
Davis plays the power forward and center positions. Davis is an eight-time NBA All-Star and has been named to four All-NBA First Teams and four NBA All-Defensive Teams. He has won gold medals with the United States national team on their 2012 Olympic team and 2014 World Cup team, making him the first player in basketball history to win an NCAA title, NBA title, Olympic Gold Medal, and FIBA World Cup.
Anthony Davis Age
Davis was born on 11th March, 1993, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Anthony Davis Height
Davis stand at a height of 6 ft 11 in (2.09 m) tall. Davis was measured at 6’11, closer to 7 feet in height. A startled Jimmy Kimmel questioned him as to why he rounded down if he knew his actual height. Davis responded by saying how the norm has been to put players closer to 7 feet down as Centers.
Anthony Davis Weight
Davis weighs 253 lb (115 kg), Anthony Davis came into the league as a wiry big man, weighing around 220 lbs. Davis has naturally and carefully evolved over the years to roughly 250 lbs of muscle. Keeping the weight off, however, has been a bit of a struggle, particularly with injuries. According to Simmons, staying at a significantly lower playing weight could allow him to stay healthy.
Anthony Davis Education
Anthony joined Perspectives Charter High School, Davis then attended the ‘University of Kentucky.’ He played for his university basketball team, the ‘Kentucky Wildcats,’ under coach John Calipari.
Anthony Davis Nationality
He is an American nationality.
Anthony Davis Ethnicity
He is an African American.
Anthony Davis Parents
Davis was born to Erainer and Anthony Snr. They kept most of their lives out of the public eye hence details like their date of birth, age, height, weight, and occupation are not known.
Anthony Davis Siblings
Davis has two siblings, Antoinette Davis is the twin sister of Anthony Davis, and Iesha Davis is the older sister among these two sisters. Though Anthony’s and Antoinette’s faces do not match as normal twins do, they are parental twins. Fans are generally more curious about the twin sister Antoinette Davis than older sister Iesha Davis, which is understandable as twin sister is genetically related more closely to the three times All-NBA Team winner.
Anthony Davis Wife
Anthony Davis is a happily married man. He’s married to his long-time girlfriend called Marlen P. She’s known to be not very public about her life and likes to remain very private and secretive. She hasn’t even revealed her surname to the public.
Anthony Davis Children
Anthony and his wife, Marlen P has been blessed with one child whose name is Nala Davis. She was born on 2nd November , 2017. Anthony has a beautiful relationship with his daughter and adores her, demonstrating that he is an excellent parent.
Anthony Davis National Basketball Association (NBA)
Davis was traded by Pelicans to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Lonzo Ball in July 2019, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, and three first-round draft picks, including the Lakers’ No. 4 overall selection in the 2019 NBA draft. He made his Lakers debut on October 22, 2019, against the Los Angeles Clippers, putting up 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists in 37 minutes in a 112–102 loss.
Davis committed to the Kentucky Wildcats, coached by John Calipari. Before his college career began, he was being mentioned as the first overall selection in the 2012 NBA draft. In late February Dick Vitale mentioned the possibility that Davis might complete the men’s college basketball awards Grand Slam of National Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming draft.
Davis declined the Lakers’ offer of a four-year, $146 million max extension in January 2020, opting to enter free agency, where he could earn a five-year, $202 million max contract in the upcoming summer. On August 8, Davis had 42 points and 12 rebounds in a 116–108 win over the Utah Jazz to help the Lakers clinch the No. 1 playoff seed in the Western conference.
Davis re-signed with the Lakers on a five-year on 3rd December 2020, $190 million contract that included an early termination option prior to the fifth season in 2024–25. For the 2020–21 season, he was sidelined for 30 games (February–April 2021), the longest absence of his career, due to right calf and heel issues.
Davis scored 37 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in a 116–103 win over the Brooklyn Nets, to help the Los Angeles Lakers snap a five-game losing streak on 13th November 2022. In the next game, Davis recorded a season-high 38 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks in a 128–121 win over the Detroit Pistons.
Davis played one season of college basketball for the University of Kentucky, 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 became the first Pelicans player ever to achieve 2,000 points in a single season. The team went on to the first round of the playoffs, sweeping the Portland Trail Blazers. The Pelicans ultimately fell out of the playoffs in the second round series. Following a strong start to the 2018-19 season, Davis requested a trade.
He returned with a dominant performance against the Detroit Pistons. Later, in the final game of the regular season, Davis helped lead the Pelicans to a playoff berth. He finished the season with averages of 24.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks per game.
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 Pelicans, known then as 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.
He became an All-Star for the first time and led the NBA in blocked shots per game the next season. He has since become the youngest player to score at least 59 points in an NBA game. In 2017, he was named the recipient of the NBA All-Star Game MVP Award after setting an All-Star Game scoring record of 52 points. Davis was traded to the Lakers in 2019.
Davis declared for the 2012 NBA draft alongside the rest of the national championship team starting five: fellow freshmen Kidd-Gilchrist and Teague, and sophomores Jones and Doron Lamb. At the 2012 NBA Draft Combine, Davis measured at 6 feet 9.25 inches (2.06 m), 221.8 pounds (100.6 kg) and had the second longest wingspan—7 feet 5.5 inches (2.27 m)—of any player participating.
Davis began the 2013–14 NBA season with the newly-renamed Pelicans with a pair of double-doubles, posting 20 points and 12 rebounds against Indiana on October 30 and 26 points and 17 rebounds against Orlando on November 1.
Davis began the 2014–15 NBA season against the Orlando Magic with one of the best season opening performances of all time: 26 points, 17 rebounds, 9 blocks, 3 steals and 2 assists. It was the first 9-block season opener since Nate Thurmond had 12 to open the 1974–75 NBA season.
Davis signed a five-year, $145 million contract extension with the Pelicans on 9th July 2015. On November 6, he tied his career-high of 43 points in a loss to the Atlanta Hawks. On December 1, he tied a career-high 9 blocked shots in an offensive off night against the Memphis Grizzlies. On December 20, in a win over the Denver Nuggets, Davis scored a single-quarter career-high 19 first quarter points to finish the game with 27.
Davis converted an alley oop dunk from Jrue Holiday with 2 seconds remaining to give New Orleans a 109–107 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on 15th January 2015. On January 28, Davis was named as a reserve for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game. He again came close to a five-by-five with a 28-point, 10-rebound, 4-assist, 4-block, 4-steal effort on February 3 against the San Antonio Spurs. The following day, he was named to the NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge lineup.
Davis was named as one of the finalists for the 2012 Olympic basketball team. Davis, along with Greg Monroe, was under consideration to fill the vacancy at center resulting from Howard’s injury. Davis would be the first American player since Emeka Okafor (2004) to have competed in the Olympics without any prior NBA experience.
On the world stage, Davis represented the US national basketball team at the 2012 Summer Olympics and at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. In both tournaments, he and the team won gold medals.
Anthony Davis Honors
Davis earned a plethora of honors for his basketball playing during high school; among them, he was a first-team Parade All-American and a McDonald’s All-American. He also played in the Nike Hoops Summit, leading the USA basketball team to a 92-80 victory over the world team. A week later at the Jordan Brand Classic game, Davis was named co-MVP after recording 29 points and 11 rebounds.
Anthony Davis Contract
Anthony Davis signed a 5 year / $189,903,600 contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, including $189,903,600 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $37,980,720. In 2022-23, Davis will earn a base salary of $37,980,720, while carrying a cap hit of $37,980,720 and a dead cap value of $37,980,720.
After winning the 2019-20 NBA championship in the Orlando Bubble, during the offseason, Anthony Davis opted out of his player option and instead signed a max contract worth $190 million sealing his return to the Los Angeles Lakers. The contract keeps the All-NBA forward with the purple and gold till the 2023-24 season with a player option for the 2024-25 season.
Anthony Davis Real Estate
Anthony paid $7.5 million for a 16,00 square-foot mansion on 2.3-acres in the LA suburb of Westlake Village in 2018. He listed this home in April 2020 for $8 million. In December 2020 the home was sold for $6.5 million. It has been reported that after listing the home Anthony began renting a mansion in Bel Air in a gated community for the low-low monthly fee of $50,000.
Anthony reportedly paid $31 million for home in the gated Los Angeles community of Bel Air Crest in May 2021. He reportedly put $11 million cash down and took out at $20 million mortgage.
Anthony Davis Injury
Davis gutted out the injury for a team-high 36:48 minutes. He chipped in 23 points while shooting 10-of-18 from the floor. Unfortunately, it appears that L.A.’s second-best player, big man Anthony Davis, was playing through the lower back soreness that has afflicted him on and off all season. Davis acknowledged that he was in a “pretty good amount” of pain in this postgame conversation. As tends to be the case with him, he will frequently grimace after an awkward landing, so it’s hard to tell if he’s just constantly hurt or he’s dealing with an injury.
Anthony Davis Rings
Anthony Davis has won 1 championship in his career. Davis is an eight-time NBA All-Star and has been named to four All-NBA First Teams and four NBA All-Defensive Teams. In his first season with the Lakers, he won an NBA championship in 2020. In 2021, he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
Anthony Davis Position
Anthony Davis, traditionally a power forward who has occasionally started at center for the Lakers during the team’s 1-5 preseason (with nominal small forward LeBron James shifting up a position to power forward), commented on whether or not he’d be amenable to remaining at the position long-term.
Anthony Davis Trade
Davis was traded by Pelicans to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Lonzo Ball in July 2019, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, and three first-round draft picks, including the Lakers’ No. 4 overall selection in the 2019 NBA draft. He made his Lakers debut on October 22, 2019, against the Los Angeles Clippers, putting up 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists in 37 minutes in a 112–102 loss.
Anthony Davis Salary
Davis earns an annual average salary of $37,980,720. In 2022-23, Davis will earn a base salary of $37,980,720, while carrying a cap hit of $37,980,720 and a dead cap value of $37,980,720.
Anthony Davis Net Worth
Davis net worth is estimated to be USD 100 million. Between June 2017 and June 2018, Anthony Davis earned $35 million in salary and endorsements. As of February 2020, he has earned $100 million in basketball salary alone.
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