How Many Years Has Anthony Davis Been in the NBA?
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Anthony Davis has been in the NBA for 7 years.
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Anthony Davis’ NBA Career
Anthony Davis was drafted by the New Orleans Pelicans in 2012 and has been in the NBA for seven seasons. He is a six-time All-Star and was named to the All-NBA First Team in 2018 and 2019. Davis has also won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2012 Olympics.
Drafted by the New Orleans Pelicans
Davis was selected with the first overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans, then known as the New Orleans Hornets. He joins a class of players that includes Bradley Beal, Thomas Robinson and Damian Lillard, who were all also top-five picks that year.
Traded to the Los Angeles Lakers
On July 6, 2019, Davis was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, Brandon Ingram, and three first-round draft picks. The trade reunited Davis with James, who had signed with the Lakers in 2018.
NBA Statistics
Anthony Davis has been in the NBA for 7 years. He was drafted in 2012 by the New Orleans Pelicans. In his 7 years, he has made 5 All-Star teams and 2 All-NBA teams. He has also won 1 championship, in 2020 with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Regular season
In the regular season, Anthony Davis has played a total of 6 seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans. During that time, he has appeared in 486 games and started in all of them. He has an average of 36.2 minutes per game, with a field goal percentage of 50.3%. Davis has shot a total of 2,031 three-point shots and made 587 of them, for a three-point percentage of 28.9%. He has also shot 7,215 free throws and made 4,915 of them, for a free throw percentage of 68.2%. Finally, Davis has grabbed 11,751 rebounds throughout his 6 seasons in the NBA.
Playoffs
Anthony Davis has been in the NBA for 7 years. He has played in the playoffs for 6 of those years.
Awards and Accolades
Anthony Davis has been in the NBA for 7 years and has won many awards. He is a 2-time All-Star, a 2-time All-NBA team member, and a 2-time Olympic gold medalist. He has also won the Defensive Player of the Year award.
NBA All-Star
Anthony Davis is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the power forward and center positions. Davis was selected first overall in the 2012 NBA draft by New Orleans, is a five-time NBA All-Star, and has been named to three All-NBA First Teams and three NBA All-Defensive Teams. He also earned a gold medal playing with Team USA at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
All-NBA
All-NBA is an annual award given by the NBA to recognize the best players in the league. Anthony Davis has been named to the All-NBA first team three times in his career, most recently in 2019. He has also been named to the second team twice and the third team once.
NBA Defensive Player of the Year
The National Basketball Association’s Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of 124 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points, each second-place vote is worth three points, and each third-place vote is worth one point. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 20 different players. Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace have each won the award a record four times. Dwight Howard is the only player to have won the award in three consecutive seasons. Sidney Moncrief, Alonzo Mourning, Gary Payton and Tyson Chandler are the only other players to have won it multiple times. Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon and Kevin Garnett have each won it twice; Jordan was also named Defensive Player of the Year during his rookie season.
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Alonzo Mourning
( Miami Heat)
2000–01, 1999–00, 1998–99
