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NBA trade deadline rapidly approaching, here's a ranking of the best Lakers center targets to appease Anthony Davis.

Anthony Davis left the Lakers' game against Philadelphia on Tuesday in the first half with an abdominal muscle strain. Davis walked to the locker room with his right hand over his stomach when he left with 2:10 to go in the first quarter.

Anthony Davis scores 21 points in the first quarter and helps the Lakers survive a late surge by the Charlotte Hornets in the Lakers' 112-107 victory.

Anthony Davis thinks he should have won a Defensive Player of the Year award by now, and he's getting increasingly vocal about that fact. In April of 2024, the Lakers star grumbled that the league had a bias against him.

Anthony Davis recently opened up about how he was affected by the LA wildfires. During the interview, he said the Lakers want to win a championship for the city. Davis said he wants to do more to give back to first responders.

During the first half, Anthony Davis went to the locker room. The All-Star forward had four points, two rebounds and one steal while shooting 2/3 from the field in his first ten minutes of playing time.