As it stands, the Mavericks are the betting favorite to land James if he does depart from the Los Angeles Lakers, at least through one book. According to Twitter/X, gambling site Bovada has Dallas in the top spot to secure the NBA Legend, ahead of the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors,

Basketball has always been a very physical game, one that takes its toll on players via injuries. Anthony Davis suffered a few physical setbacks last year.

After being dealt to Dallas in the Luka Doncic trade, Anthony Davis had a string of misfortune with the Mavericks. Already dealing with an abdominal injury upon arrival, Davis also had to have surgery on a detached retina in the offseason after getting injured toward the end of the season.

It's safe to say Anthony Davis has impressed Spencer Dinwiddie when the two shared a locker room in Dallas and L.A.

His injury update was originally reported by ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania.

The Dallas Mavericks look to be a big team next season. They already had a large frontcourt with Anthony Davis at power forward and the rotating center combo of Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford, but that was only emphasized when they won the Draft Lottery and selected Cooper Flagg, the consensus top player in the class.

Perennial NBA All-Star and Dallas Mavericks center Anthony Davis has undergone a procedure to repair a detached retina that he suffered during the 2024-25 season, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.