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Anthony DavisWashington Commanders · #23

Forward · 6'10", 253 lb · Chicago, Illinois · Age 33 · 14th season

Anthony Davis is an elite two-way big man and 2020 NBA champion — one of the best interior defenders and shot-blockers of his era. The No. 1 pick in 2012 out of Kentucky, he won an NCAA title as a freshman, a championship with the Lakers, and multiple Olympic golds. A 10-time All-Star and NBA 75th Anniversary Team member, he arrives in Washington after stops in New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Dallas.

MVP race · #144Forward rank · #10Balladex Impact · 78
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Washington Commanders · #23 · Forward
Anthony Davis
Season avg20.4 pts · 11.1 reb · 2.8 ast · .506 fg
Career avg24.1 pts · 10.7 reb · 2.5 ast · .523 fg
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
20.4pts
11.1reb
2.8ast
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Scouting report

Anthony Davis — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Two-Way Big · Elite Defender · Impact 78
Anthony Davis is an elite two-way big man and 2020 NBA champion — one of the best interior defenders and shot-blockers of his era. The No. 1 pick in 2
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Offense
C+
Defense
C-
Feel / IQ
D
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Strong scorer
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B
Rebounding
Strong on the glass
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D
3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Strong on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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C+
Athleticism
Strong tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Anthony Davis stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Nikola Jokić DEN
29%
2
Luka Doncic LAL
20%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
12%
4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA
4%
5
Victor Wembanyama SAS
3%
6
Anthony Edwards MIN
2%
7
Tyrese Maxey PHI
2%
8
Jamal Murray DEN
2%
Balladex Consensus: #18 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
<1%MVP odds
78Impact index
460Star score
Career scoring average24.1 ppg
Seasons in the index14
Accolades on file3
1× NBA Champion (2020) · 10× NBA All-Star
Stat explorer

Anthony Davis — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
20.4 PPG
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Playmaking
2.8 APG
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Rebounding
11.1 RPG
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Shooting
.270 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Anthony Davis

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27  69% confidence
19.8
pts
17.3–22.3
10.6
reb
9.4–11.8
2.8
ast
2.0–3.6
30.7
min
proj
37
gp
health
.538
fg%
~base
.277
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 14-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 20.4 → projected 19.8 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.4
Development (his trend)
-0.2
Age curve
-0.4
Live context
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Net vs last season-0.6 PPG
Everything it reads
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14 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 33 — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 76 / 42 / 20 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Anthony Davis career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2012-136428.813.58.21.0.516.000
2013-146735.220.810.01.6.519.222
2014-156836.124.410.22.2.535.083
2015-166135.524.310.31.9.493.324
2016-177536.128.011.82.1.505.299
2017-187536.428.111.12.3.534.340
2018-195633.025.912.03.9.517.331
2019-206234.426.19.33.2.503.330
2020-213632.321.87.93.1.491.260
2021-224035.123.29.93.1.532.186
2022-235634.025.912.52.6.563.257
2023-247635.524.712.63.5.556.271
2024-254234.325.711.93.4.528.298
2025-26 DAL2031.320.411.12.8.506.270
Career79834.424.110.72.5
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Washington Commanders built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

15–67proj record
-42.5net index
50off index
8def index
94pace
Aggressive hedge & helpscheme
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Defensive anchors: Ahkello Witherspoon, Ale Kaho.
How his role moves
Primary forward role on a team grading 50 offense / 8 defense. No calibrated baseline for this team yet — record is modeled.
Balladex Impact
78 of 99
Star starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #85 of 715 in NBA.
Résumé
3 accolades
1× NBA Champion (2020) · 10× NBA All-Star · 🥇×2 Olympic gold (2012, 2024)
Act IV

The Ballad of Anthony Davis

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Mar 11, 1993

The beginning

An elite two-way big man and 2020 champion — rim protection and interior scoring, now in Washington.

Washington Commanders

Turning pro

Drafted 1st overall, 2012 as a Forward.

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An elite two-way big and 2020 champion — rim protection and interior scoring, now in Washington.

Chapter

A late-blooming Chicago big, Davis won the 2012 NCAA title at Kentucky before New Orleans drafted him 1st overall.

Chapter

He became a perennial All-Star and All-Defensive force, leading the NBA in blocks three times.

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Day-To-Day · INJURY_STATUS_DAYTODAYThe Wizards selected AJ Dybantsa with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, adding another high-usage scorer to the roster.
Height
6' 10"
Weight
253 lbs
College
Kentucky
Experience
14th Season
NBA debut
2012
Draft
1st overall, 2012
Born
Chicago, Illinois
Age
33
Jersey
#23
Beyond the game

Davis is one of a select group of players to complete basketball's 'Triple Crown' — Olympic gold (2012 and 2024), an NCAA title (2012), and an NBA championship (2020). Nicknamed 'The Brow' for his signature unibrow, which he embraced and trademarked, he is regarded as one of the most physically gifted big men the sport has produced.

His on-court identity is dominant two-way play — a mobile seven-footer with a 7-foot-3 wingspan who protects the rim, switches onto guards, rebounds, runs the floor, and scores from the post and mid-range. The defining variable of his career has been durability; a long injury history has periodically limited him, but when healthy he remains a championship-caliber force on both ends.

The person

A dominant two-way big — elite rim protection, rebounding, and interior scoring.

Defensive anchorA three-time blocks leader and multiple All-Defensive pick.
ChampionWon the 2020 title with the Lakers and NCAA gold in 2012.
Two-way forceScores from the post and mid-range while anchoring the paint.
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FAQ

Anthony Davis — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Anthony Davis, answered.

What makes Anthony Davis an elite player?
He's a dominant two-way big — a three-time blocks leader and multiple All-Defensive pick who also scores 24-plus a game, anchoring both ends when healthy.
Has Anthony Davis won a championship?
Yes — the 2020 NBA title with the Lakers, plus a 2012 NCAA title at Kentucky and multiple Olympic golds.
How did Anthony Davis end up moving teams so much?
He starred in New Orleans, won a title with the Lakers, then was traded to Dallas in the 2025 blockbuster that sent Luka Dončić to Los Angeles.
Anthony Davis career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
71%
14 seasons
Last 3 seasons
56%
108 games missed
Games missed
330
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Injury-prone
declining
Availability by season
75
16-17
75
17-18
56
18-19
62
19-20
36
20-21
40
21-22
56
22-23
76
23-24
42
24-25
20
25-26

Injury-prone. Availability trend is declining56% of games over the last three seasons, low of 24% in 2025-26.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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