Shocking NBA stat highlights Los Angeles Lakers' Deandre Ayton outpacing Anthony Davis in minutes since Luka Doncic trade.

Davis’s return to practice will likely set him up to be cleared for action, NBA insider Marc Stein reported on Tuesday. Dallas plays on Friday vs. Davis’s former team, the Lakers. That would be quite the matchup to return for as the Lakers notably traded Davis to Dallas in February in return for Luka Dončić.

Recently, Anthony Davis of the Dallas Mavericks has found himself sidelined due to a left calf strain, raising questions about his recovery and return to the court. This article explores the implications of Davis’ injury,

Davis will miss at least seven-to-10 more days while rehabbing from a calf injury, the team announced Sunday, according to NBA insider Marc Stein. Davis has been sidelined since leaving the first quarter of an Oct. 29 matchup with the Indiana Pacers with what the team described at the time as left lower leg soreness.

After a tumultuous season last year highlighted by the shocking Luka Dončić trade that returned Davis, Dallas saw incredible lottery luck to win the Flagg sweepstakes in June's NBA draft. They have three more preseason games before their regular-season ...