When the trade for Anthony Davis was reported, nobody expected the team to be the Washington Wizards...not even Davis himself.
Ahead of the NBA trade deadline, rumors swirled that the Dallas Mavericks could be looking to move on from the big man, but between the Mavericks' high asking price and the eventual hand injury to Davis, it seemed that the most likely outcome would be for the future Hall of Famer to stay put in the Western Conference.
Instead, the exact opposite happened.
Dallas was determined to move on from Davis and in large part because of the team's motivation to retool their roster around reigning No.