Anthony Davis faced the media for the first time as a member of the Dallas Mavericks, days after the Los Angeles Lakers traded him to the Mavs as part of a package for Luka Doncic. Davis, 31, has been an NBA All-Star 10 times and an All-NBA player five times.

Center Anthony Davis has been thrust into an unenviable position. A week ago, Davis was enjoying life on the Los Angeles Lakers —for whom he had been productive and uncharacteristically durable this season. Now, thanks to a trade, he plays for a Dallas Mavericks team with fans still upset about the exit of guard Luka Dončić.

After dealing Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the Los Angeles Lakers during a road trip that lasted more than a week, the Mavericks were back to officially introduce Anthony Davis and Max Christie — as well as Caleb Martin, who was acquired in a separate deal before the trade deadline — to local media in downtown Dallas on Friday.