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

To the Lakers’ credit, the franchise prioritized signing former No. 1 overall pick Deandre Ayton as Davis' ideal last Wednesday. Ayton officially joined Los Angeles on Sunday. “OFFICIAL: Welcome to the Purple & Gold, Deandre,” The Lakers announced on X/Twitter.

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.

In February, the Los Angeles Lakers traded 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks in a blockbuster deal that sent Luka Doncic the other way. However, the season ended in disappointment as the Mavericks failed to make the playoffs,

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