James, the player with the most All-Star appearances in NBA history, was selected No. 1 overall for the Feb. 16 competition in San Francisco. The All-Star draft was held on TNT, with analysts Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley picking the teams.

In July 2019, at Anthony Davis' first press conference as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, the star big man said, "I'm not even going to sugarcoat it: I like the 4, I don't really like playing the 5.

Early Sunday morning, ESPN's Shams Charania revealed that the Mavericks were sending Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis. This deal now pairs Doncic with LeBron James and Davis with Kyrie Irving.