NBA on Prime insider Chris Haynes hears the Warriors are considering putting together a trade package to try and acquire Anthony Davis (Twitter video link). However, Haynes says the Mavericks aren’t enamored with the assets Golden State could offer for Davis, so if the Warriors do try to make a run at the star big man, a third team might have to be involved.
If it isn’t Davis, the Warriors are still hoping to find a strong defensive center ahead of the trade deadline in February, according to Haynes.
Sources confirm to Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com that the Warriors, Raptors and Hawks are interested in acquiring Davis (story via Ashish Mathur).
Whether he remains with Dallas or is traded to a new team, the 32-year-old is expected to seek a lucrative long-term extension once he becomes eligible to sign one in August, per Dallas Hoops Journal. Both Haynes and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link) have heard the same.
Davis, who has dealt with numerous injuries over the years, is currently battling a groin strain. He was initially listed as questionable for Saturday’s contest in Sacramento, but has subsequently been downgraded to out.
“Hopefully, it’s not long,” head coach Jason Kidd said of Davis’ absence (Twitter link via Christian Clark of The Athletic).
Haynes also reported that the Hawks are “very intrigued” by the possibility of trading for Davis. In a separate story for Dallas Hoops Journal, Afseth takes a look at Atlanta’s potential interest in the 10-time All-Star, writing that people around the league think the Hawks might be open to a major roster shake-up in order to snap out of their recent funk — they’ve lost five straight games and are just 2-9 in December.
According to Afseth, a Hawks trade package involving Kristaps Porzingis ($30.7MM expiring contract), Luke Kennard ($11MM expiring salary) and Zaccharie Risacher ($13.2MM in the second year of his rookie scale deal) is very close to what Davis earns this season ($54.1MM), which is one reason why Atlanta is viewed as a potential fit. The Mavs would almost certainly send out another smaller salary or two in that scenario to have additional breathing room below their second-apron hard cap.
Kennard hasn’t made the sort of impact Atlanta was hoping when it signed him to a one-year deal over the summer, Afesth notes. The veteran guard received his first DNP-CD during Friday’s loss to Miami.
What could go wrong….Warriors could have Davis and LeBron next season.
I want AD
I don’t want Draymond
Draymond plays.
Sometimes.
5-teamer:
Davis to GS
Kuminga to Sac
Monk + a pick to Brooklyn
Draymond to Boston
Highsmith, Hield, Anfernee Simons + picks to Dallas
Hard to find a Draymond team but an ECF contender with a respected, stable coach that needs front court help is the best bet I think.
Dallas cuts payroll, adds some desperately needed shooting and tanks in their final year of owning their own pick.
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I don’t know what universe you think Draymond, Kuminga and Hield equals Anthony Davis… but this isn’t the one.
I’m in the universe where their salaries match. Dallas wants the picks of course.
At this point, AD’s trade value is so low he won’t bring back more than 1 unprotected pick FRP.
He’s a 32 yr old, sub-50 game/season, on a veteran max contract. No contending team takes that deal.
Over the previous 5 seasons, he’s played more than 56 games only once. He’s averaged under 50 games per season. And he’s on track for the same this season.
Are you sure he’ll bring back *any* unprotected firsts?
In a world where Dubs fans still think they can fleece every other team. Dynasty days are over homer boys. No ones gifting a similar Bogut for Ellis deals to the Dubs.
Bogut was an injury-prone, past-his-prime big man, and Ellis was a borderline All-Star when that deal was made, MogaBalls.
Who won that trade? End of dicsussion.
Boston don’t want Draymond. Utah seems like a good place for him, lols.
No one wants Draymond
Vince McMahon might.
How does the saying go, rotten aholes attract? So yeah, McMahon might
For what? Vince McMahon has been forcibly retired for three years.
It’s a joke, friend, not to be taken seriously
At chucktoad….sorry, pal, I’m not completely up to date with the wwe scene, seeing how im over ten years old.
AD to the bucks for Myles Turner, Kuzma and bucks 2031 FRP.
Mavs could then retrade one of their 3 centers for good value.
Nooooo !!!!!
Please consider this. The Mavericks are showcasing Anthony Davis right now. This is his current best case scenario.
He’s playing yet gingerly to avoid an injury that would keep him out a month or two.
“Abundance of caution” for groin tightness and they sit him out for fear he could be on the sidelines a month from now at the trade deadline if he strains it.
So if this is showcasing a guy, Imagine if that wasn’t the case, and this was a regular season in which they leaned on him to perform and produce at a high level ?
He would’ve kept playing on that groin cramp and may have injured it and sat out six weeks.
Who is going to trade for a guy like this is my point? He cannot stay on the floor.
Lacob must have had trouble spelling Giannis last name and settled on Davis since it was easier.
Seriously though if Dallas isnt enamored by what the Dubs are offering, why would others be? Id only be interested in their picks (if any are offered) if they were unprotected.
Its not happening since where does Green goes to make it happen? That is the hang up Green must be part of the trade. Considering putting together a offer means nothing been offered just yet.
Nobody wants Draymond or Butler and youll only get a taker for them if there are any FRP coming with them. The only asset worth considering from the Dubs are unprotected FRP that they will most likely not let go unless they get a Luka like trade and no GM wants to be tagged as the second coming of Nico Harrison.
Kumingas value is shot and he does not have a role as well in the Mavs. That spot is held by Flagg, the version Kuminga could have been had he been drafted by a better franchise.
AD is added to that list nobody is trading anything of value for. AD value is as low as Green value so he must be included in any trade for him. More likel;y mavs would trade gafford/Thompson for Kuminga/Heild. Mavs get rid of Thompson contract and Heild’s is not picked up next year. Mavs net $17 million off payroll. Flip Kuminga for Monk and a 2nd round pick. now mavs are under the cap line next year
So Mavs doing the Dubs a favor by doing that Monk deal that everybody knows is bad? Mavs not doing that Monk deal for the same reasons why the Dubs rejected that in the offseason. Theyll find better takers for Kuminga rather than holding on to another albatross of a conteact in Monk.
I realized today that youre as delusional as Davey.
Mavs are going to pray that AD is healthy and only if a miracle happens they have a healthy AD. They are way over tax line so no free agents next year. They are screwed unless they can dump some contracts. Nobody is trading for Thompson so another $17 million wasted next year. AD contract goes up adding another 4 million to tax apron. Gafford goes up too. Doesn’t help warriors very much in they got to pay Thompson $17 million for a bench player and Gafford $17 million as a back up center. neither of them are more than bench players. You must think real highly of bench players thinking they are untradeable.
Nobody thinks highly of Kuminga, Green or Butler or any of the Dubs “young players” other than the Dubs die hard fan base that still thinks they can catch lightning in a bottle with Curry.
There was no market for Kuminga in the offseason, and there is definitely no market for him now as the Dubs have poorly managed the young mans career and development.
Gafford has been linked to the Pacers and there will always be a market for shooter on a reasonable contract expiring in a season and a half.
There are other teams with better assets than what the Dubs can offer, again only reason Mavs will do that trade of yours is if they attach unprotected FRP or maybe lightly protected ones.
Your hatred for the warriors is clouding the reality of the truth. Many think highly of Butler and Kuminga. Green is at his end but still can play great defense. Mavs just lost to the kings their season is done.
There was a market but nobody had money to fit him under the cap. Now that the season is half gone teams will have a easier time getting him under the cap. You can’t get much back before when he was only worth $8 million.
There is only a desperation market for AD contract. Thtis a huge gamble with mr glass injury history. gafford is a back up center so don’t pretend he is some valuable player. Pacers only look at him as a back up. Pacers have also been linked to Kuminga. Warriors already said they do not want to trade future 1st round picks so only 1 available is this year’s draft pick which will not be a lottery pick. Not worth a gafford.
Yeah only when I mention Kuminga. Do you not think highly of him . Funny stuff.
Mavs have Kyrie, Gafford they can move easy. And plenty of time to get the AD situation right. Patience is acvirtue in NBA. Just like Warriors waited on Kuminga.
Its not hatred when its facts homer boy. Dubs aint winning any championship soon.
The Suns were the only ones looking to get Butler and the Dubs only came in because they needed to make a move for the sake of making a move. That move paid off last season and would have been a WCF appearance had Curry not getting injured. This season? 16-15 only reeks mediocrity.
You got Butler and Curry on Max but Butler is the only one whom youd trade and no one is listening. Its only a matter of time before he either asks out again like he always does.
Green is not playing great defense, stop being a homer but Dubs fans are so bad at accepting the truth.
Stop imagining there was a market for Kuminga. The Nets never had interest in him. Only the Suns and Kings offered their poopoo platter for Kuminga, who you want Dallas to accept that same deal now. Pathetic homer.
The Dubs wouldnt have had such a difficult decision to make if they were “light years ahead” as they used to be but all that was just due to Bob Myers and not because of Dunleavy Jr. Myers saw a sinking ship and abandoned it before it even start flooding. Youre drowning now and you aint even realizing it yet.
Whoever said Gafford was valuable? I never said it. I called him a bench player on a reasonable and tradeable contract unlike Butler contract. Dont put words in my mouth homer. You being a homer for the Dubs clouds the facts that the Dubs aint winning any championship soon. Dubs dynasty have long been over and you better enjoy the last years of Curry being amazing before you start seeing Moody leading the team at 25ppg for a 9-73 Warriors.
moga u you sound very bitter. All you post is how much you hate the warriors and how its clouded your reality. Butler is not on teh trading block. Warriors are not trading Butler for AD because with Butler you know he will play. Did you even read what was said?? Obviously you didn’t because it was they considered trading for AD which means no offer was made. That is why its a rumor. Everyone knows the warriors are looking for a bigger player but have limited assets to trade. MDJ said its most likely no big trade is coming.
Why do you fall for every rumor?? Warriors looking for a minor trade for a back up not AD. Sport writer have nothing else to report but over exagerate on anything they heard.
Myers did not do that much he did a poor job drafting. MDJ is a much better GM. They play 4 late round 2nd picks and 2 g league players on their bench.
In the playoffs its all about match ups and anything can happen. Look how they should never won in 2022 but still beat all the better record teams.
I aint bitter. Ive only been speaking facts about the Warriors reality. Hate or dont like it? You can do the Dubs homer best move, mute people. It aint my fault that the Dubs aint winning anything soon no matter what lopsided trade you or your other delusional homers suggest.
Did you even read what was said? Monk was never brought up yet you insist thats the best to offer. Youre as worse as Davey and aristotle in delusion department. Being a Dub homer must be a sad life these days.
Fact check, the only better record team they beat was the very young Memphis Grizzlies who also had no business being the 2nd seed. Boston was 51-31, Dallas 52-30, Denver 48-34. Funn you speak of playoffs when the Dubs as currently constructed is at best a play in team but hey, continue on with your delusion and get back to me once the Dubs are eliminated again even after Curry brings his A+ game, Butler not showing up like last year and Draymond being Draymond kicking everybodies balls and averaging 5 TO.
1. Never said that Monk is the best offer. That is you putting words into it. Just saying dallas could do a trade like that. last year Butler got hurt in the playoffs in the series before so he wasn’t his best. Curry was great until he got hurt.
Memphis was good in 2022 and peaking. Denver got hurt. Dallas was Luka and no bench. That is how playoffs are every year teams not at 100% and matching up with teams you can beat. Warriors are not getting by a healthy Nuggets team because the match up is not good but let somebody else beat them.
Read your replies again but this time, slowly. Otherwise youre just a lying Dubs homer who thinks Curry can still win them a Championship. And the answer to that is No.
Oh and lets make Memphis look good so that the narrative that the Warrior beat “good” teams in 2022 stand. Dubs Homer bois sure have rose colored glasses no matter what fact is presented. Laker fans seem to be better than these guys.
I read them why can’t you post the entire reply oh wait you did an edit.
arc, that must be Attitude Al. Only talks about Warriors fans and not basketball lol
Monk has 2 more seasons with a player option on the final year. You know he has a bad contract as youve mocked that offer when it was made by the Kangz for Kuminga. Bench players are tradeable but hearing trades from Dubs fans sure are made of delusion. Slow down on the copium. No matter what trade the Dubs make, they aint winning the championship soon.
Monk doesn’t fit the warriors because they have too many small players under 6 5. Warriors already have Moody who plays same position and better on defense. Mavs lack a PG. They could use a Monk. Warriors have a better chance than your mavs at winning. Mavs season is over they should rebuild around Flagg and build for the future not. Why the warriors should not include a 1st round pick in any deal because they will need to rebuild in 2 years.
Now Monk is a PG? He is a bad contract regardless of what position he plays. You obviously are just a homer to the losing dubs.
Ill give it to you that the Dubs have a better chance at winning. But the Dubs aint winning a chmapionship either. Id happily accept if the Mavs would go full rebuild this season as the Mavs only have the 2026 FRP and Id rather have that as a high lottery pick than a middle FRP.
Warriors will have to include a FRP if they want to still build around Curry otherwise, the Dubs are just stuck as a play in team at best as currently constructed and those are facts you will never accept homer.
NBA will not gift the Mavs the #1 pick again so don’t count on that gift. Monk is about the best the Mavs can get out of a trade because they are not looking for draft picks. They actually think Kyrie is coming back this season. The organization put themsleves in a bad situation. What happens when you have nepto billionaires running an organization instead of Cuban who knows basketball.
Nobody mentions the #1 pick but sure arc, anything to make a Dubs narrative better. If you insist Monk is the best the Mavs can get then sure. Mavs are not looking for picks? Okay dude, you are always correct like Davey J.
I do agree that Cuban knows better basketball than Dumont.
Never said Monk was the best the mavs can get. You seem hung up on that. I gave 1 example of a trade. mavs need a head coach change more than a trade. mavs problem is their offense is too much issolation ball and need a PG to be an assist man. Why Thompson doesn’t fit their team he is not a issolation ball player. Trae Young fits their team the best being an assist guy and if they wanted to take a shot they should trade AD to hawks for Young and test out the offense.
Arc89: “Monk is about the best the Mavs can get out of a trade because they are not looking for draft picks.”
Stop lying homer boy arc, it is there and you posted it. This is why Dubs homer bois have a bad rep here.
How about posting the entire quote not edit it down. Obviously you did edited the quote when I said for those 2 players dropping payroll to take a bad contract the best they could get is Monk. You insisted on a draft pick. Moga: There are other teams with better assets than what the Dubs can offer, again only reason Mavs will do that trade of yours is if they attach unprotected FRP or maybe lightly protected ones. next up you claim the mavs turned down a 1st rounder. SMH
Thats your reply archole. Dubs homerism is so bad at this place they dont recognize their own replies. Heres your whole reply UNChole if technology is too hard for you: “NBA will not gift the Mavs the #1 pick again so don’t count on that gift. Monk is about the best the Mavs can get out of a trade because they are not looking for draft picks. They actually think Kyrie is coming back this season. The organization put themsleves in a bad situation. What happens when you have nepto billionaires running an organization instead of Cuban who knows basketball”
My gahd you should not be in the internet.
do you see about? Just like the article said considering. You need to learn to pick out words instead of posting edited quote to claim something. About is not the same as ONLY or BEST they will ever get offered as you claimed. If you insist Monk is the best the Mavs can get then sure. Mavs are not looking for picks? Where did I say the best I said about which is not the only. All see how you edited what I said.
Like how one sport writer claimed mavs insisted on Green part of the trade offer but the warriors instead offered Butler. warriors said Green is off limits. So did that happen according to the sport writer? Who knows??
You hatred for teh warriors is getting worse.
Sure archole. Whatever you say. I copy and pasted your post and you claim I edited it. Gaslighting at its best. I quit talking to you loser Dubs homers. Dubs winning 2026 championship, bet on it as archole believes they would.
You did you posted only part of it.
arc, it’s definitely Attitude Al. Now he’s calling you names.
They also flag me and now I can’t post or respond.
Oh, that makes sense. I was down about a week and couldn’t figure out the issue…
I couldn’t comment reply see my notifications nothing.
So someone flagged me a bunch of times I guess? Wow talk about a low blow.
I don’t get the flag somebody if there is no name calling. Some people have control issues when they don’t agree with them.
I don’t know what you did to trigger him because I thought he was pretty good the couple of months he’s been here. I enjoyed his comments agreed with a bunch of them, etc.
Mavs can hope to get a FRP for AD, but considering his contract is one of the worst in the league, they likely won’t get one offered.
Most people that know basketball expect the Mavs to keep AD in hopes that next season he and Kyrie will be healthy.
Mavs keeping AD until they get the best offer that they can get. Theyll give AD and Kyrie a chance this January IF Kyrie can play by then.
I’d be shocked if Kyrie plays this season. And the Mavs won’t trade AD unless they get a decent return.
From what has been reported, earliest return is January so sometime soon. Id rather have him sit out this whole season and move on from AD if at all possible.
Warrior fans are all entitled. They think its all about winning. Don’t understand team building lol. Only trade they have is Kuminga. That is their last chance to level up. Their run is over. They just can’t handle it. Or can’t accept it. Most of them became fans when Warriors won their first title.
They cant level up. Theyve hit their ceiling. Its called the 2022 Fluke Championship. Theyve been falling ever since and will continue to do so. Theyll be back to wherre they belong soon, the cellar of the Western Conference.
Yep, you are right. 22 was a fluke championship. You finally figured that out.
Yep, became a fan after seeing them win their 1st title. 50 years of seeing how not to build a team.
The Robert Parrish trade was almost as bad as the Luka trade.
I think it was worse. The Warriors also drafted another center that day. I forget his name. They traded for basically nothing. He later became an All-Star. They already had Bernard King. The 80s might have been pretty good for the Warriors.
Was it Joe Barry Carrol. Warriors gave the Celtics a championship team that year with Parrish and McHale in the trade.
Worse ……
@ Giants….it’s 2026 quite soon. 1947 – 2026 isn’t exactly 50 years. Are you another Aristotle sleeper cell? Since you seen the Warriors’ first title, hhmmm. I call BS. You’d have to have been at least a child not just born then, lols. How old are you next birthday?
The offer was bad not just because the warriors have too many guards, but due to the base year compensation rule they’d have had to include another player in addition to Kuminga to get Monk.
Why not?
Draymond united with Klay for 4 rings
If needed
Draymond to Kings
DeRozan to Mavs
Nothing flattering about GSW picks or players.
Draymond old and really not going to work on most teams.
Kuminga is not talked about in a favorable way, why would a team want someone you clearly don’t like?
Moody is a guy
Buddy Hield is salary match but they better hope he declines option.
If they were to use picks they are clearly expecting to be good enough for playoffs. Anything recent won’t be lottery.
Don’t worry the money doesn’t match since Green must be part of the trade. Only other way is if its Butler for AD. Which doesn’t help the GSW that much.
What is it about Porzingis that he’s constantly moved? 20 a night with nearly 8 boards. Is it his lack of defense or just not a team guy?
KP can come back to Boston on the MLE next season if he wishes. He’d be welcome at that price.
He’s injured a lot and plays limited minutes when healthy. Like AD, most teams would love to have him if he could be counted on to be healthy for even most of a season.
Like AD, he misses too many games.
Dunleavy has already said the Warriors can’t do a big deal. He is probably just looking at what parts he can pick off…Maybe Gafford
Key word is considering means they have not made any offer. Butler straight across for AD? That doesn’t make the warriors better. Maybe its a package not for AD but putting Kuminga/Heild into the package with Atlanta for Porziningis while Trae Young to Dallas and AD/Dlo to Atlanta
Trae, Porzingis, and a ‘26 #2 for AD. Trae has decided by his play that he wants to leave (look at the record since his return). The cliche, “a change of scenery might do him (Trae) some good”.
Bucks are sleeper team to watch. They’re desperate enough to talk themselves into AD.
Davis doesn’t want to play center. Probably why he is out now. Imo his injuries are about conditioning than anything else. Lack off. Mavs aren’t going to dump AD cause fans don’t like him. This is big business. And they are in no rush to move him. They could shut him down and go for a lottery pick.
AD doesn’t have an injury. Boxers have it worse by getting punched. Yet have no problems.
AD is not committed to playing. Its why going to play at home could be his best option. There are players who really don’t care about their jobs. Mavs best course of action. Is waiting till TD if they get a good offer. Or wait till next year for a good offer. This is a good draft for bigs ……..
This is a contract league. AD has a negative value contract.
AD was traded for Luka. How is that negative value. It’s been less than SIX months. And now its over. Just as easily as you think his value is down. It can be up again. He doesn’t even have a real injury .
@KnickAl
How is AD’s contract negative? It’s for 3 years avging $58 mil/yr with that last year being a player option, and the guy barely ever plays.
The day he gets traded. It won’t be for negative value. Lakers got Luka for him. So how is he negative value. You may not like him or want him on your team. Doesn’t mean nobody in NBA doesn’t want him. The day he gets traded. Then you can talk. He’s not even injured. And everyone is losing their minds.
I’ll explain why again.
The Mavs are paying AD $56 mil this season. Since they traded for him, he’s played only 25 games out of a possible 66 games, so he’s been unavailable for 62 % of their games. Paying a full contact amount for 38% of possible games is a negative contract.
You claim that he’s not injured, but he’s not playing due to his groin issue, with most sources calling it a strain.
AD is a nope from me. Too injured. Sabonis better.
Nowww you’re talkin’, Davey J. I’d prefer Sabonis too – but that DEFINITELY means Draymond has to go.
Oh no, what will happen if we dont have Dray turning it over 8 times a game? We might win more!! lol jk
Sabonis for Green, Kuminga and a couple FRP enough?
It -was- kinda funny how Kerr challenged Steph+Dray to only have 5 turnovers total between them in the last game, and they had that by halftime…but then…completed the challenge with zero in the second half!
That is a huge overpay. Sabonis doesn’t play defense.
Bahahahaha hahahahaha wow. Draymond isn’t near Sabonis atm and that gap is only getting bigger from now. Have you seen Sabonis play more than a handful of games?
We can’t deny he is out a lot. But his most serious injury was his eye. All others are just conditioning issues. If he was stronger. 15-20lbs of muscle. He would hardly miss time lol.
Honestly a possible win win trade with the Hawks there…
Trae Jalen AD that’s a very good trio, AD and Dyson for defence, Onyeka has been solid this season and has a decent 3 ball.
KP and Kennard aren’t playing currently anyway and Risacher from the little I’ve seen hasn’t looked like much anyway.
NAW as a sixth man and Asa Newell would have a real solid vet to learn from.
As for Mavs, obviously a sign they are rebuilding. Risacher and Flagg as your two forwards, two number 1 picks in back to back years. Lively although injured is a good young centre. Then look to try get back a good return for PJ and Gafford and whatever you can for Martin and Klay I guess.
Mavs also had that Gafford for Mathurin and Bradley deal on the table just the other week. He’d be another good piece to the puzzle for them in a rebuild.