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<p>LOS ANGELES - Anthony Davis paid tribute to Los Angeles in a farewell message to his adopted city on Monday following his shock trade to the Dallas Mavericks.</p><p>In his first comments since news broke that the Los Angeles Lakers were trading him to Dallas in exchange for Slovenian superstar Luka Doncic, Davis described the deal as &quot;business.&quot;</p><p>The Doncic-Davis trade is widely regarded as the most jaw-dropping deal in NBA history, a stunning coup conducted in utmost secrecy that no one saw coming.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFoP5XBS-p-/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A96582.19999998808%2C%22ls%22%3A96287.80000001192%2C%22le%22%3A96571.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2025/2/2/mavs-boss-defends-doncic-davis-deal-as-trade-stuns-nba-0718" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mavs boss defends Doncic-Davis deal as trade stuns NBA</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/2/3/nba-doncic-thanks-special-mavs-fans-after-shock-trade-to-lakers-1415" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NBA: Doncic thanks &#x27;special&#x27; Mavs fans after shock trade to Lakers</a></div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABT0TpBfHIJPtvgl&amp;activation=adfill&amp;vip_mode=no"></script><p>In a post on Instagram, Davis said he was pleased to have been able to deliver an NBA championship for the Lakers during the pandemic-disrupted 2020 season.</p><p>&quot;Six years ago, I came here with the vision to win a Championship, and I will never forget the moment we did!&quot; the 31-year-old wrote.</p><p>&quot;The business of basketball is a business just like all other businesses... I am grateful to the city where my first ring came from, grew my family and friendships and I will always have a home here,&quot; said Davis, who reportedly paid $31 million for a mansion in the exclusive Los Angeles neighborhood of Bel Air in 2021.</p><p>&quot;My family and I thank everyone who made this place home and we are still thinking of those that lost their homes in the fires,&quot; he said, refering to deadly blazes that ravaged parts of the city last month.</p><p>Los Angeles &quot;will always have a special place in my heart,&quot; he added. &quot;Every great story has an exciting next chapter... Dallas -- Here we come!&quot;</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>Anthony Davis paid tribute to Los Angeles in a farewell message to his adopted city on Monday following his <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/2/2/lakers-acquire-doncic-from-mavs-in-exchange-for-davis-report-1402">shock trade</a> to the Dallas Mavericks.</p>

Anthony Davis paid tribute to Los Angeles in a farewell message to his adopted city on Monday following his shock trade to the Dallas Mavericks.

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NBA: Anthony Davis bids farewell to LA, ready for 'next chapter'

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Published Feb 04, 2025 09:29 AM PHT

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Updated Feb 04, 2025 03:43 PM PHT

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