Anthony Davis

Here, we’ve moved from the most-to-least realistic target in this article. Prying Anthony Davis from the Los Angeles Lakers’ hands would be a challenge, to say the least.

It would still be worth pursuing for the Portland Trail Blazers. When healthy, Davis is one of the league’s best two-way big men. His inside scoring ability would draw defensive attention that, with respect to Jusuf Nurkic, Damian Lillard has never benefitted from.

Anthony Davis’ ability to protect the paint is just as valuable a quality for the Blazers. They’ve struggled with defense for years. In 2021-22, they had the second-worst Defensive Rating in the entire league at 116.3. Davis could make an instant impact on that end of the floor.

Undeniably, we’ve got the Blazers dreaming big here. Re-read the headline: these are three stars we’d like to see the Blazers pair Lillard with. Still, with a seemingly endless array of injuries keeping him off the floor, Anthony Davis could be more available than we think.

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The Blazers shouldn’t concern themselves with his health. If the Lakers make him available, he’s a gamble they’d have to at least consider. The payout could be enormous.