Lakers owner Jeanie Buss made it clear that Davis' comments about wanting to play with a center played into trading him away. Still, Buss doesn't want there to be any hard feelings about the trade.

Jeanie Buss teases Lakers’ offseason direction, carefully addresses Anthony Davis’ status while navigating tampering concerns.

While Doncic went on to lead the Lakers to the third seed and the playoffs, Davis suffered an abdominal injury that forced him to miss multiple weeks. Although Davis eventually returned, Dallas