Anthony Davis Begins Individual On-Court Work, Out At Least Two More Weeks

Wizards big man Anthony Davis, out since January 8 due to ligament damage in his left hand, was reevaluated on Wednesday in Los Angeles and continues to make progress in his recovery, the team announced in a press release (Twitter link).

According to the Wizards, Davis has been cleared to begin limited individual on-court basketball activities. The plan is to reevaluate him again in two weeks, with another update provided at that time.

Washington made mid-season deals to acquire veteran stars Davis and Trae Young while both were dealing with injuries. The team is out of contention and wants to hang onto its top-eight protected 2026 first-round pick, so those acquisitions were made with an eye toward 2026/27.

Still, Young is prepared to return from quad and knee injuries to make his Wizards debut on Thursday and the team has yet to rule out Davis for the season. In fact, Wizards general manager Will Dawkins said after the trade deadline that he expected the 32-year-old to play at some point before the ’25/26 campaign is over.

Whether that actually happens remains to be seen.

Prior to Dawkins’ post-deadline media session on February 8, multiple reporters had suggested that Davis was unlikely to make his Wizards debut until the fall. There are less than six weeks left in the season, and the 16-45 squad has no reason to rush the 10-time All-Star back. Additionally, based on today’s update, it sounds like he’s still a little ways off from scrimmaging or being cleared for full contact.

The team’s next progress update on Davis in a couple weeks should give us a clearer sense of whether or not we’ll see him on the court this spring.