Before taking the court, the Mavs revealed Davis on social media in his new uniform, adorned with No. 3 on his jersey. He wore No. 3 with the Lakers and No. 23 while with the New Orleans Pelicans. The social media post features several pictures of Davis posing in his Mavericks uniform.

Mavericks coach Jason Kidd ruled center Anthony Davis out for Thursday night’s NBA Finals rematch against the Boston Celtics.

Following the blockbuster NBA trade that sent star point guard to the Los Angeles Lakers for star big man Anthony Davis, many fans of the Dallas Mavericks were angry. Much of the anger was geared toward general manager Nico Harrison as they couldn't believe he traded Doncic away.

The Athletic reported earlier in the week that the Mavericks had a dream of pairing Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant with their current core of Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving. SNY's Ian Begley is taking that one step further, saying the Mavs were actively engaged in talks on Wednesday, trying to make it happen.

The Lakers and Mavericks are among the winners and losers of the 2025 NBA trade deadline after their Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis swap.

We may have just lived through the most active trade deadline in NBA history, but it's not as though everyone participated equally. Four teams didn't make a single trade: the Nuggets, Magic, Trail Blazers and Timberwolves,