Report: Anthony Davis doesn't want to play center Shelburne told her ESPN colleague Stephen A. Smith on his radio show Monday that Davis lobbied the front office to sign Dwight Howard in the aftermath of DeMarcus Cousins' ACL tear. It seems he doesn't want to bang with centers like Nikola Jokic and Rudy Gobert. The reason that Dwight is a Laker is because Anthony Davis doesn't want to play the five," Shelburne said, via Silver Screen and Roll.