It has been 3½ weeks since the trade. Davis says he processed it almost immediately and understood it was “the nature of the business.”

Anthony Davis and Dereck Lively II are both "progressing toward an in-season return" for the Dallas Mavericks as they continue to rehab injuries, according to NBA insider Marc Stein. Stein noted, however,

Dallas Mavericks fans have not been shy at expressing their disdain for the front office trading franchise star Luka Doncic. To make matters worse, Anthony Davis has been sidelined due to an adductor injury having only played one game since the trade.

The Mavericks will likely soon have some pretty challenging decisions to make, because league sources tell me that Anthony Davis and Dereck Lively II (right ankle stress fracture) are indeed both