The 30-year-old center for the Los Angeles Lakers is a strong two-way player for what is arguably the most significant team in the league and an eight-time NBA All-Star. In 2020, he played a significant role in the purple and gold team’s historic 17th NBA championship. More recently, he played a key role in the City of Angels’ historic NBA In-Season Tournament victory.
The 6-foot-10 superstar’s success on the court has brought him significant financial benefits. He has amassed generational wealth by signing large NBA contracts, earning big endorsement deals, and making investments using his generational talent. Davis was predicted to be an NBA player of the next generation long before he ever entered the league. And ever since the New Orleans Hornets—now the New Orleans Pelicans—selected him with the first overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, he has lived up to that promise, despite his career-long struggles with injuries. Throughout his 11 NBA seasons, Davis has received four first-team All-NBA selections and eight All-Star nominations. In addition, he has been excellent defensively, leading the NBA in blocks in several seasons and being named to an All-Defensive Team four times. He has averaged at least 20 points per game on the offensive end every year since his rookie season.
Davis has experienced tremendous financial success off the court since the day he turned pro. After being selected by New Orleans with the first pick of the draft, the one-and-done Kentucky Wildcat agreed to a four-year, $23 million entry-level contract with the then-Hornets, which included a $10.5 million signing bonus, according to Spotrac. After averaging a league-high 2.9 blocks per game, along with 24.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, in his third NBA season, Davis inked a record-breaking $127 million contract to play five seasons in New Orleans, beginning in 2016–17. At the time of signing, the contract was fully guaranteed, according to Spotrac. But less than three seasons after the deal was put into place—during which Davis has amassed hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from his career on the court in addition to a number of high-profile endorsements. As per Forbes, he has business dealings with PepsiCo, Beats Electronics, First Entertainment Credit Union, ExxonMobil, Frito-Lay, and Anheuser-Busch InBev. Probably the most profitable sponsorship he has is with Nike. Forbes reports that since he first entered the NBA, Davis has worn the brand’s recognizable “Swoosh” and re-signed in 2017 for a multi-year contract. He has demonstrated since the beginning of his professional basketball career that he is a shrewd businessman. According to Davis’s 2012 interview with The Wall Street Journal, “there’s a difference between being rich and being wealthy. “Wealthy people have a steady You’re earning money every day,” he continued. He declared that the latter was “the way I want to be,” and he has been working toward that goal ever since. Ahead of the NBA Draft, Davis, whose unibrow has earned him the nickname “The Brow,” trademarked the phrases “Fear The Brow” and “Raise The Brow.” He’s also made some wise investments, such as Lobos 1707, a tequila brand supported by LeBron James. According to Forbes, Davis’s off-field endeavors brought in a total of $10 million between May 2022 and May 2023. He made an estimated $48 million a year, ranking No. 40 on the outlet’s 2023 list of the highest-paid athletes worldwide. Additionally, although the public isn’t privy to Davis’s exact net worth, outlets His estimated net worth for 2023 is $130 million, according to sources like Yahoo Finance.
Davis sold his $6.6 million Westlake Village house shortly after he inked his $190 million contract with the Lakers in order to buy a 17,000-square-foot mansion located about 20 miles to the east. Situated on 3.5 acres of land, the palace comprises eight bedrooms and eleven bathrooms, a wine cellar, a home theater, a 3,00 square foot entertainment area, a tennis and basketball court, and an Olympic-sized swimming pool. The big guy has previously declared himself to be “a big car guy,” according to Sportscasting, and he made the implication that if his parents or other adult guardians weren’t there to keep him in check, he might spend too much money on cars. Clutch Points claims that Davis still has a minimum of eight cars parked in his driveway and/or garage .He told WSJ that he purchased a Mercedes-Benz S550 right away after joining the NBA. Davis also has a Maybach S Class and a GLS Class from the German automaker. The Lakers star also owns a Ferrari California and two Porsches: a Panamera and a 911 Carrera GTS .The two most valuable vehicles in his remarkable collection are a Rolls-Royce Wraith, which might have totaled close to $600,000 for him. Davis’ collection of automobiles is estimated by Clutch Points to be worth $1.4 million in total.
Shortly after entering the NBA, Davis started to embrace the high fashion game. He told GQ that he was inspired to “get with the trend and start wearing suits and looking fashionable” by witnessing his fellow celebrities dress to the nines every night. When Davis isn’t donning sneakers and athleisure—he boasts a collection that’s “probably up there with the best of them, he told Good Morning America—he’s frequently seen donning designer apparel and accessories. He admitted to loving Louboutins to GQ. He also enjoys changing the watches that are on his wrist. Davis reportedly possesses at least sixteen expensive watches, each valued at several thousand dollars, according to Watch Paparazzi. A few are worth six figures, such as those from Richard Mille and Audemars Piguet. According to People, the Lakers star and his wife Marlen were wed in September 2021. Together, the couple is parent to three children: two boys and a girl. Davis attended the “Space Jam: A New Legacy” premiere with his daughter Nala. In 2023, the father-daughter pair was also seen watching a WNBA game between the Chicago Sky and Los Angeles Sparks from courtside .However, Davis would rather not discuss his personal life in public. As he told the WSJ, he has talked extensively about the significance of his family in helping to maintain his humility. He expressed to the publication how much he enjoys being able to look after his mother and other members of his immediate family. When he joined the NBA, his first major purchase was especially his mother. Buying her a new home and vehicle was his first major acquisition as an NBA player.
According to OSDB, Davis has his own foundation, the aptly named Anthony Davis Foundation, which aims to inspire students to remain engaged and perform well in the classroom. During the pandemic’s peak, Davis’ charity matched contributions up to $250,000 in order to support local frontline workers in Los Angeles with food. According to Nola.com, Davis started “AD’s Flight Academy” while he was a player in New Orleans to engage with the community and offer monthly events like laser tag and bowling. Furthermore, according to OSDB, Davis has collaborated with the Special Olympics, Feeding America, World Central Kitchen, and Help Feed the Frontline.
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