This dude carried the team in the playoffs, unless you believe in the "every other day" offensive statlines, and ignore half the court. I really hope we can avoid the low-effort "day to day" Davis nonsense that r/NBA deteriorated into. So even if he doesn't play 80 games in the regular season, you're paying him to show up for 16 wins in the playoffs, which he has done before. Whether or not the rest of the team can also deliver is up to debate.
He might be trying to see what the Lakers do post-Lebron. If the Lakers are rebuilding from scratch, he might not want to be on a tanking team. So kind of a win-win situation for both camps?