Could We See an Anthony Davis and Lakers Reunion?
After a stunning comeback last night against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Los Angeles Lakers are now 8-2 and the 1st seed in the Western Conference. They’re one of, if not the hottest team in all of basketball right now.
Luka Dončić is breaking records on a nightly basis, and every role player on the team is playing their part to perfection. There’s not much to complain about right now if you’re a fan of the Purple and Gold. There are some clear roster flaws at the moment, however.
Despite Matisse Thybulle and Zaire Williams both outperforming the veteran minimum contracts they’re on, the team could use a high-caliber power forward to start or just provide more depth. That’s far from the most glaring issue the team currently faces, though.
If the Lakers hope to take advantage of this season and bring a title back to Los Angeles, they’ll need to address the center position. Walker Kessler has been fantastic, but he can’t do it alone. The minutes without him on the court are below average at best.
Could reinforcements be on the way? One name that was floated around today by ESPN’s Scott Kaplan would send not just Lakers fans into a frenzy, but likely Mavericks fans as well.
Anthony Davis Reportedly Wants to Return to the Lakers
According to Kaplan, he was sitting at a table with various NBA insiders/reporters, and he overheard them discussing Anthony Davis. Kaplan said that when discussing Davis, they said, “Well, I hear that Anthony Davis wants to return to the Lakers.”
Anthony Davis would be “keen” on a comeback with the Los Angeles Lakers, per @ScottKaplan
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This would break the internet. If the Lakers somehow ended up with Luka Dončić in the state he’s currently in, and the man that Dallas got in the trade for him, people would scream the league is rigged from the rooftops.
It would be an absolute match made in heaven for Los Angeles. Dončić and Davis would be an incredible offensive duo, and the defensive pairing of Davis and Kessler would keep coaches up at night. Could this realistically happen, though?
How Could Davis Return to LA?
The idea of Davis back in a Lakers jersey is very fun, but how realistic is it? This season? Very unrealistic. The Lakers simply do not have the contracts to send out to match Davis’ $58M contract. They also don’t have tantalizing enough assets to make Washington bite.
There is a much more realistic route to make the reunion a reality. It will just take some time.
Davis has one year left on his current contract with a player option after this season. If Davis was actually serious about a reunion, he could opt out of his player option and become a free agent this upcoming offseason.
He would have to take a significant discount, considering how much money the Lakers have tied up in Dončić, Reaves, and Kessler. That doesn’t mean it’s impossible.
If you had to ask me how realistic I thought this was, I’d put the chances pretty low. That doesn’t mean it’s impossible, however. We’ll just have to wait and see what Davis truly wants.
