Anthony Davis All-Star Selections

Lore & Background

Davis played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, where he was first team All-American and the Consensus National Player of the Year. He led Kentucky to a national championship and was named the most outstanding player of the 2012 NCAA tournament. He was drafted first overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the New Orleans Hornets. 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. 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. A year later, he was traded to the Washington Wizards.

Reader's Guide

Davis is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time. He 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.

Did You Know?

• Davis led the NCAA in blocks and set Southeastern Conference and NCAA Division I freshman single-season blocked shots records.
• He was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in February 2025 in what was regarded as one of the most unexpected trades in American sports history.