Former Dallas Mavericks big man Anthony Davis played in 29 regular-season games and two play-in games, but he was known for missing 54 regular-season games across two seasons. Now, with the Washington Wizards, he has a master plan to not miss any games next season.
Anthony Davis doesn't plan on missing any games next season 💪💯 pic.twitter.com/n0LJVwE5YW
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 30, 2026
How in the world is that going to happen?! Over the last five years, he's had ankle, back and foot injuries. There's no way at this point in his career that he's going to go 82 games with a lengthy history like that.
After one year, the Mavericks traded Davis to the Wizards. Some of the Luka Doncic trade residue disappeared, but fans can never forget that the piece to replace Doncic was one of the worst ideas imaginable. It's not Davis' fault, but the Mavericks should've known what they were getting into.
Former Mavericks big man Anthony Davis plans to play all 82 regular-season games
The jokes are just writing themselves at this point. As you can expect from the Bleacher Report post above, fans in the comments roasted this idea.
At this point, Davis is 33, and with his history, he's only going to slow down even more. How can he expect to play all 82 games if he can't even play half a season? When we factor in his age and lack of availability, it's the Wizards' problem now.
Add that this is the era of load management, and some of the best stars are being criticized for not playing back-to-backs or resting even though they're OK to play. The late Kobe Bryant made it a mission to play 82 games, but we don't see that type of work ethic in the league anymore consistently, well, except for New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges.
The Los Angeles Lakers should make a plaque for former Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison to accept the injury-prone Davis. From 2020-22, he only played in 76 regular-season games. It goes back to this question. What made Harrison want to accept Davis in the first place when everybody already knew he had a history?
Mavericks fans were already angry at Harrison for destroying the present and future, and didn't even give Luka Doncic any warning that a trade was coming. It ended up perhaps the worst trade in world history, even more than the Babe Ruth trade.
Maybe Davis can help guide AJ Dybantsa and become the veteran voice on the team. He's in a unique spot with a Wizards team trying to get out of being the laughingstock. Trae Young is with him, too. If he actually does play 82 games, it would be the comeback nobody expected.
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