Anthony was born on 11 March 1993. He was born in Chicago in United States of America. Anthony’s father’s name is Anthony Davis Senior and his mother’s name is Eranier Davies. Both of his parents are known to be over 6 feet tall and because of his parent’s genes, Anthony is one of the tallest basketball player. As per the reports, Anthony is 6 feet and 11 inches tall and weighs 115 kg. It is known that Anthony also has 2 sibling, the name of his twin sister is Antoinette and Anthony’s elder sister’s name is Lesha who is also a basketball player. There is no information about his parent’s occupation.


Anthony started his career in high school after joining the school basketball team. He was known for his game and he led his team to victory in many important matches. He was awarded with several trophies and medals in high school because of his amazing performance. By the time he graduate from high school, he was 6 feet and 10 inches tall. As he joined college, Anthony was selected in 2012 NBA draft this was his first professional contract. He soon joined Kentucky Wildcat in 2011 and he also won the award of College Player of the Year. He was also selected to play for college in nationals and alter he was honoured by the award of SEC Player of the Year.

Anthony also holds several records in his name and he smashed several records during his career. One such record which he smashed was of 374 rebounds. Anthony scored 415 rebounds and made another record. In 2012, Anthony started his professional career with New Orleans hornets.  Anthony also played in Rising Star Challenge in 2013. In 2013, he was also associated with New Orleans Hornet but the team was renamed to Pelicans.

In July 2015, he renewed his contract with the team and he was offered a sum of 145 Million US Dollars this time. It was a 5 year contract. During one such game with the team, he had an injury in his left knee and shoulder because of a fall and it took him some time to come back to arena. Talking about the stats of Anthony’s career, he played 260 matches and his average points per game had been about 20.8.

Anthony also played in the national team and he led his team to victory in FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2014. He also helped his team in securing gold medal in 2012 London Olympics. Talking about his personal life, Anthony is single and has no girlfriend. He also revealed that he has got no plans marry presently as his only focus is on his game which requires all his time. Anthony’s annual salary is estimated to be 22.1 Million US Dollars and his net worth is estimated to be around 16 Million US Dollars. As indicated by his salary he is surely a high net worth individual.

Last Modified: May 10, 2020


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