Take for example Davis' willingness to waive his trade bonus, saving his new team $6 million in the process. Even for a guy who is making $43 million this year, this is no small sacrifice. As for why Davis chose to leave this money on the table,

I asked Anthony Davis how much power forward he expects to play with the Mavericks: “I think I’m going to be playing a lot of four. Obviously, Dereck (Lively II) is dealing with an injury. (Daniel

Perhaps the most stunning part of the Dallas Mavericks' blockbuster trade of five-time All-Star Luka Dončić for 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis, aside from, well, the trade itself, was the fact that neither Dončić nor Davis saw it coming.