Anthony Davis Reveals Reason for Los Angeles Lakers Request in 2025

Anthony Davis explained the reasoning behind his 2025 request for the Los Angeles Lakers to acquire another center prior to his departure from the team. Speaking on the Numbers On The Board podcast, Davis shared that he was playing at around 268 pounds and felt heavy, which made banging against physical opposing centers such as Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid especially grueling.

Davis noted that he felt best playing power forward rather than center. Following his time with the Lakers, Davis joined the Washington Wizards, where he features at power forward alongside centers Alex Sarr, Deandre Ayton, and Tristan Vukcevic. Meanwhile, the Lakers subsequently addressed the center position by acquiring Walker Kessler from the Utah Jazz in a sign-and-trade.