When the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis on February 1, it was clear that Nico Harrison believed that Davis would give Dallas a better chance to win a title than Doncic. Trading a 25-year-old surefire MVP candidate for a 31-year-old big man comes with its fair share of risks, but Harrison was all in on Davis being the player who would lead the Mavericks to the promised land.
Fast forward six and a half months, and Stephen A. Smith just dropped the take that could make Harrison's vision come true. On a Friday segment of First Take on ESPN, Smith listed Davis as his No.