Anthony Davis Net Worth

What Is Anthony Davis's Net Worth and Salary?

Anthony Davis is an American professional basketball player who has a net worth of $180 million. Anthony is one of the highest-paid players in the history of the NBA. To date, he has earned around $360 million from NBA contracts alone. He has earned another $75 million frome endorsements, giving him total estimated career earnings of around $435 million. Thanks to a three-year extension he signed in August 2023, Anthony's annual NBA salary is $62 million. That's before endorsements. With endorsements, he earns around $70 million every year.

He was a five-star recruit coming out of high school and was named the Naismith Prep Player of the Year in 2012. He committed to play college basketball at the University of Kentucky. Davis had a stellar freshman season at Kentucky, leading the Wildcats to the NCAA championship game. He was named the consensus National Player of the Year and was selected as the first overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. He played for the Pelicans through 2019, when he was traded to the Lakers. In February 2025, Anthony was traded from the Lakers to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Luka Doncic.

Davis has been a star in the NBA since he entered the league. He has been selected to the All-Star team eight times and has been named to the All-NBA First Team four times. He is a three-time blocks champion and was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2017.

In 2020, Davis won his first NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was named the Finals MVP after averaging 34.7 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game. Later in his career, Davis experienced a series of high-profile team changes, including stints with the Dallas Mavericks and the Washington Wizards, reflecting both the evolving landscape of the NBA and his own shifting role as a veteran star.

Contracts, Salaries & Career Earnings

Anthony Davis has followed the classic NBA superstar financial trajectory, evolving from a rookie-scale contract into one of the highest-paid players in league history through a series of massive extensions.

After being selected first overall in the 2012 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans, Davis began his career on a four-year, $23.2 million rookie deal. His rapid rise into an All-NBA caliber player led to a major payday in 2015, when the Pelicans signed him to a five-year, $127.2 million maximum extension, cementing his status as the franchise cornerstone.

Following his trade to the Los Angeles Lakers and the team's 2020 championship run, Davis opted out of his previous deal to sign a new five-year, $190 million contract. That agreement was quickly followed by an even more lucrative extension in 2023, when the Lakers locked him in for an additional three years and $186 million. At an average of roughly $62 million per season, it briefly stood as the richest annual extension in NBA history.

In February 2025, Davis was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in a blockbuster deal centered around Luka Dončić. Notably, he waived a $5.9 million trade kicker to help facilitate the move.

By the end of the 2025–2026 season, Davis's total NBA salary earnings are estimated at approximately $364 million. His recent salary figures illustrate the steep rise in NBA pay scales:

• 2022–2023: $37.9 million
• 2023–2024: $40.6 million
• 2024–2025: $43.2 million
• 2025–2026: $54.1 million

When combined with his earlier contracts, Davis ranks among the highest-paid players of his generation in terms of total on-court earnings.

Endorsements

Off the court, Davis has built a strong, if somewhat understated, endorsement portfolio compared to some of his contemporaries.

His most significant partnership has been with Nike, which he signed with immediately after entering the NBA in 2012 and later extended in 2017. In addition to Nike, Davis has secured deals with a range of major brands, including Ruffles, ExxonMobil, Red Bull, Beats Electronics, and Foot Locker.

According to estimates from Forbes, Davis typically earns between $5 million and $9 million per year from endorsements. While that figure trails behind global marketing superstars like LeBron James or Stephen Curry, it still represents a steady and significant stream of off-court income.

Davis has also explored entertainment and business ventures. He appeared in the 2021 film "Space Jam: A New Legacy" and serves as the CEO of his production company, JAKM3N Productions.

When combining his estimated $364 million in NBA salary with roughly $75 million in endorsement earnings over his career, Davis's total gross career earnings approach $440 million.

Early Life and High School

Anthony Davis was born Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. on March 11, 1993, in Chicago, Illinois, to Anthony Sr. and Erainer. He has a twin sister named Antoinette and an older sister named Lesha. As a teen, Anthony went to Perspectives Charter School, where he played high school basketball. Despite being initially unnoticed both locally and nationally, he soon became recognized when he began playing on Tai Streets' Meanstreets traveling system in his junior year. Davis earned a plethora of honors for his basketball playing during high school; among them, he was a first-team Parade All-American and a McDonald's All-American. He also played in the Nike Hoops Summit, leading the USA basketball team to a 92-80 victory over the world team. A week later, at the Jordan Brand Classic game, Anthony was named co-MVP after recording 29 points and 11 rebounds.

Collegiate Career

For college, Davis committed to the University of Kentucky Wildcats. An instant success, he led the team to a perfect 16-0 record in conference play and finished the season with averages of 14.2 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Entering the SEC Tournament, the Wildcats beat LSU and Florida but fell to Vanderbilt in the championship game. Despite this, the team received the number-one overall seed in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. In the Wildcats' six games across the tournament, Anthony averaged 15.2 points and 11.2 rebounds per game and helped earn the team the NCAA championship title. As a result, he was named the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player and was named to the All-Tournament team.

New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans, Part 1

In 2012, Davis declared for the NBA draft; he was subsequently chosen by the New Orleans Hornets with the first overall pick. He went on to make his debut against the San Antonio Spurs in a losing game. Following a concussion, he returned to post his first double-double in a win over the Charlotte Bobcats. In March 2013, Anthony set a career-high in rebounds with 18. A month later, his season ended due to a knee injury. The next year, the New Orleans Hornets were renamed the Pelicans. Davis began the new season posting a pair of double-doubles. In the third game of the season, he set career highs with six blocks and six steals to lead the Pelicans to their first win. Later, Anthony scored a career-high 32 points in a game against the Los Angeles Lakers. In January 2014, he set a new career high of 19 rebounds, and in March, scored another new career high of 40 points and 21 rebounds. However, later in the month, he started to suffer a number of injuries, causing him to miss many games.

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Bouncing back from his injury, Davis began the 2014-15 season with one of the best season-opening performances in history, recording 26 points, 17 rebounds, nine blocks, and three steals in a game against the Orlando Magic. He continued to have a strong season, recording a career-high 43 points in November and making a game-winning three-point buzzer-beater against the Oklahoma City Thunder in February. However, injury came back to plague Anthony, causing him to miss several games. He returned with a dominant performance against the Detroit Pistons. Later, in the final game of the regular season, Davis helped lead the Pelicans to a playoff berth. He finished the season with averages of 24.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks per game.

New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans, Part 2

In the summer of 2015, Davis signed a five-year contract extension with the Pelicans. Late in the subsequent season, he posted a franchise record of 59 points. The season after that, he was named to the NBA All-Star Game, where he broke Wilt Chamberlain's All-Star record by posting 52 points and 10 rebounds. Moreover, Anthony became the first Pelicans player ever to achieve 2,000 points in a single season. The team went on to the first round of the playoffs, sweeping the Portland Trail Blazers. The Pelicans ultimately fell out of the playoffs in the second-round series. Following a strong start to the 2018-19 season, Davis requested a trade.

Los Angeles Lakers

Davis was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in the summer of 2019. In his debut in October, he recorded 25 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Just a week later, he became the first Laker to post 40 points and 20 rebounds since Shaquille O'Neal in 2003. Later, in January 2020, Anthony turned down the Lakers' four-year contract extension offer to instead become a free agent. He went on to help the team secure the number-one playoff seed in the Western Conference; after a win in the finals there, the Lakers advanced to the NBA Finals. With the help of LeBron James, Davis led the team to a win over the Miami Heat, giving the Lakers their 17th championship title.

In late 2020, Anthony re-signed with the Lakers on a five-year contract. However, he was largely sidelined during the season due to issues with his right calf and heel. Further injuries kept Davis off the court in 2021 and 2022.

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International Playing

On the world stage, Davis represented the US national basketball team at the 2012 Summer Olympics and at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. In both tournaments, he and the team won gold medals.

Real Estate

In 2018, Anthony paid $7.5 million for a 16,00 square-foot mansion on 2.3 acres in the LA suburb of Westlake Village. He listed this home in April 2020 for $8 million. In December 2020, the home was sold for $6.5 million.

In May 2021, Anthony paid $31 million for a home in the gated Los Angeles community of Bel Air Crest. He put $11 million cash down and took out a $20 million mortgage. In August 2025, Anthony listed this home for sale for $40 million. He finally found a buyer in March 2026.

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