As if the Washington Wizards season couldn't have become anymore interesting after their blockbuster trade for four-time All-Star Trae Young, general manager Will Dawkins' and President of Monumental Basketball Michael Winger only continue to add to the surprises.
One day ahead of the NBA trade deadline, Washington make their second blockbuster acquisition of the season in arguably the most surprising trade of them all landing superstar big man Anthony Davis from the Dallas Mavericks.
BREAKING: The Dallas Mavericks are trading 10-time NBA All-Star Anthony Davis, Jaden Hardy, D'Angelo Russell and Dante Exum to the Washington Wizards for Khris Middleton, AJ Johnson, Malaki Branham, Marvin Bagley III, 2 first-round picks and 3 second-rounders, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/sfrQQubI5i
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Davis is currently sidelined after nursing an injury that seemingly could keep him out for the rest of the season, but with the Mavericks' motivated to move on from the big man, conversations had picked up as of late.
However, Washington being the team to step up to the plate to take on the big man's lucrative contract certainly came out of left field.
Davis averaged 20.4 points, 11.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists, while shooting an efficient 50.6% field goal range prior to suffering his injury.
On the opposite end of the court, the premiere defensive talent was averaging 1.7 blocks and 1.1 steals per matchup.
Now, he takes his talents to the Eastern Conference, where he'll join a rebuilding team that hasn't been quiet on the trade market for quite some time.
How does Anthony Davis fit with the Wizards?
The long-term fit of Davis on Washington is a bit confusing considering he's 32-years-old and his injury history is certainly alarming.
Nonetheless, there's no denying that when he's healthy he's still one of the top players in the league, which only adds to the confusion as to why Dallas would move on from him just one year after blowing up the franchise to move Luka Doncic for the big man.
Nonetheless, Washington seemingly views Alex Sarr as a power forward and with Davis on the Wizards now, he'll give the team the opportunity to have one of the most dyamic frontcourts not only on the defensive side of the court, but offensively.
Then again, if Davis isn't viewed as a long-term fit for the Wizards, Washington has the ultimate trade chip to field calls and continue to restock their draft capital and young core.
At the same time, given the rich price Washington paid with two first-round picks and three second-round picks being sent out, it seems as if the Wizards may have their sights on a long-term fit with Davis moving forward.
Regardless, things in the DMV just got a lot more interesting.