The first time Anthony Davis was traded, he netted a haul. Predictably so. He was a 26-year-old All-NBA big man with an immediate skill set that slid easily into the league's stylistic preferences at the time and upside to get substantially better. Everyone in the league wanted him, so he picked a destination and returned almost everything that team had.

The second time Anthony Davis was traded, he somehow netted even more. It didn't matter that he was six years older or that he'd dealt with meaningful injuries or that he never quite developed the 3-point shot teams once hoped he would. One specific team was fixated on trading for him and only him, and when surprisingly large trade returns happen, this is usually why. Desmond Bane wasn't worth four first-round picks in a vacuum. Mika

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