In his debut with the Mavericks after the Luka Doncic trade, Anthony Davis, excited after a dunk, yelled to the crowd "I'm here." In a recent interview, he explained why he did so.

Anthony Davis is in a rare and nearly impossible position. If almost any team acquired him, he would arrive in his new city with extreme fanfare. The New Orleans Pelicans treated him as a savior. To the Los Angeles Lakers,

In a wide-ranging 22-minute conversation with reporter Dana Larson, Davis touched on his first month in Dallas, his Mavericks debut, his relationship with head coach Jason Kidd and more. Here are the best bits of Davis’ interview,