Anthony Davis will go up against his former team for the first time on Wednesday night, when the Los Angeles Lakers take on the New Orleans Pelicans inside the Smoothie King Center. The former No. 1 overall pick will be faced with a whirlwind of emotions, but there is no doubt he's looking to have a big game.

The Lakers dealt for Davis this offseason, sending Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and multiple unprotected first-round picks and swaps to the Pelicans for his services. The transaction has paid off in a big way for Los Angeles, as they're currently 15-2 and riding the wave of an eight-game winning streak.

Davis has played well alongside LeBron James through the early stages of this campaign. He's started in all 16 games thus far, racking up averages of 25.1 points on 47.4 percent shooting from the field (33.9 percent from beyond the arc), 9.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists, a career-high 2.9 blocks and 1.5 steals in 34.8 minutes per outing.

The Pelicans could be without several key players for Wednesday night's matchup, as the team has five players listed on its injury report. Lonzo Ball (illness), Derrick Favors (back) and Josh Hart (knee) are day-to-day, while Darius Miller is out indefinitely with an Achilles. Zion Williamson, New Orleans' No. 1 overall pick from this summer, is still recovering from a knee injury. Most reports indicate a mid-December return for the former Duke standout.

If Ball, Hart and Brandon Ingram are good to go, they'll be facing their former team for the first time as well. Either way, Davis is looking for a win:

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“It's going to be me against the Pelicans and then the three guys, if they play, against the Lakers, so it's going to be a great battle,” Davis said, via ESPN. “Those guys are going to try to take our heads off just to prove a point, and I don't want to say I want to take their heads off. I just want to win it.”

Davis admits there will be some nervy moments heading into the game:

“It's going to be fun … It's going to be a fun game,” Davis said, via CBS Sports. “I think that's a game of the year for me. Just because I've never been through it. I never get nervous before a game, but I'll probably be nervous [before] that game.”

Though he was once the face of the Pelicans franchise, Davis is expecting to hear boos from the crowd:

“Every time I touch the ball, there are probably going to be boos,” Davis said Monday following the Lakers’ 114-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs, via USA Today.

Will Davis and the new-look Lakers come out on top, or will the Pelicans come away with a statement win?