When Anthony Davis got traded to the Mavs at the deadline, not only was it shocking for him but for his entire family. Upon his return to LA last month, the superstar forward hinted at the difficult transition, “I moved on. I got a wife and kids to worry about, you know what I’m saying? And I’m figuring out how I’m going to get them to Dallas and get adjusted to that.” Well, quite some time has passed since then and it looks like AD and his family have finally settled in.
During an interview with Andscape, Davis revealed their current state, “I’m great. I don’t feel it, but a lot of people have been coming to me and telling me they haven’t seen me smile like this in a long time. Family is happy. Everybody is happy. It’s the nature of the business.”
However, the first couple of days after AD got traded were tough for his wife Marlen and their three children, “Obviously, the first maybe 48 hours, it was just a shock because I wasn’t expecting it. Nobody was expecting it, so they say. But I know from my side, my team and my family and everybody who works with me, I wasn’t expecting it.”
Just like majority of the hoop community, Davis initially thought the news was fake, “Even when I was getting some of the calls [about the trade], I thought guys were playing. But it ended up being true and that first initial [emotion] was more a shock just seeing the position [we were in]; we’re in fifth in the West [Conference], we were rolling…” Yes, the Lakers were having a solid season before AD got traded. Moreover, he had inked a three-year $186 million extension two years ago and was expected to be the future face of the franchise. So, AD was confident he would never get traded without prior notice.
(Developing Story)
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