Anthony Davis Won't Need Surgery on Adductor Injury, Mavs' Nico Harrison Says

Dallas Mavericks star forward Anthony Davis won't need surgery on his adductor injury this summer, general manager Nico Harrison told reporters on Monday.

After being acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers as part of the blockbuster Luka Dončić trade, Davis suffered a left adductor strain in his Mavs debut on Feb. 8 and missed the next six weeks.

Davis made his return on March 24, and in his fifth game back on the court on April 2, he was inadvertently elbowed in his right eye by teammate Daniel Gafford. However, he managed to return and help lead the Mavs to a win over the Atlanta Hawks, finishing with 34 points and scoring the go-ahead basket with 3.4 seconds left in the game.

In nine games in a Dallas uniform, Davis averaged 20.0 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.2 blocks while still working his way back to his old form. He averaged 25.7 points, 11.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.1 blocks in 42 games in Los Angeles this season. Dallas' season came to an end with a loss to the Memphis Grizzlies in the play-in tournament.

Davis will now be the focal point of the Mavs after the team shipped away Dončić and star point guard Kyrie Irving recovers from a torn ACL.