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The Dallas Mavericks are reportedly facing a conundrum when it comes to potentially trading star big man Anthony Davis. During Monday's episode of The Hoop Collective, ESPN's Tim Bontemps explained that Davis' trade value isn't as high as many would expect for a player of his caliber. "The idea of trading Anthony Davis has everyone trained to think, well, they're gonna get three firsts, two swaps, they're gonna get two young players and they're gonna get all this stuff," Bontemps said around the 33:00 mark. "I shouldn't say it's not gonna happen… but, you talk to people in the league, there's not a lot of teams that are lining up to take on a 35-year-old Anthony Davis making $63 million, and you have to assume that he's gonna opt into that deal.
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Surprising, given that Nico was willing to trade a generational star for him
Luka didn’t even get traded for 3 first 2 swaps and 2 young players why the hell would a 35 year old that’s fat & injury prone making 63 mil get that lol?
They’re gonna get such a depressing return for him. Imagine turning Luka into like 3 role players and a couple picks, cause that’s what Dallas is most likely going to get. Fuck Nico
I love me some AD, forgive me big fella, but who wants to line up for an expensive big that can’t stay on the court? You can’t even guarantee he’ll play a full game even if he does suit up.
And if you want to grab him cause you’re in win-now mode, which is the only reason any team should look at him, will he even be healthy for the playoffs which are the only reason you picked him up?
Just way too much of a risk for almost every team. Someone out there will probably pull the trigger though and hope it goes well.
Shocked.
Well yeah not many teams have a Luka Doncic just lying around
> there’s not a lot of teams that are lining up to take on a 35-year-old Anthony Davis making $63 million, and you have to assume that he’s gonna opt into that deal.
Don’t forget “oft injured”
kinda hard to have leverage on the trade market when the entire world knows you desperate to get anything back from being scammed by the lakers
They can always just trade him back for Luka
Idiot tax. They know you’re the dumbest most incompetent owner in the league.
Superstar in brand only. Dude isn’t an all star anymore.
Everyone knows AD doesnt got much more in the tank athletically or mentally
Love him when he was on my lakers but … yeah. Saying he is “injury prone” is almost underplaying it. “Expect to be injured” is more like it.
Hmmm I wonder why? 🤔
What? I was really hoping we’d trade Cade for him.
thank god
internet bulls fans trying to ruin what little team we do have
Am I the only one wondering how someone born in 1993 could be 35 years old?
And the mavs sent Luka away for him lmfaoooooooo. I’d never watch the NBA again if I were a mavs fan tbh.
the Lakers got Luka for him, there must be other GMs out there 😄 🤣 😂 😆
For good reason.
Like Embiid, Davis easily one of the top players in the league and the type to help compete for a ring.
But it doesn’t matter when they spend the majority of the season out or managing injuries while they count for over a 3rd of their team’s cap space.
Legitimately I don’t care. Just trade him and tank, turn the page on this nightmare. The main thing is getting a high draft pick this year because it’s the last pick we own until 2031.
Wait no one wants to trade future picks for 10 games of usage from AD???
Nico fucked up a franchise and revived another and dipped what a legacy
Any real Laker fans knew how fucking mid our future was looking after Bron
Most people were already getting mentally prepared for the AD/AR duo
Thankfully Nico thought Luka was fat and now we’re here lmao
Dude the Luka trade is so bad that 14 games of AD later he’s untradeable? He’s played 14 games for them! Howwwwww did this trade ever happen??
That was the worst trade in the history of professional sports, and it destroyed whatever shred of credibility the NBA had left. 0% chance the Mavericks submitted that trade in good faith, they had to have been forced or coerced, and or promised the number one pick if they did it.
I think it’s worth acknowledging that AD’s trade value has plummeted for very real reasons since the time of the trade, namely due to more injuries and weight gain. I’m not making the point that obviously he was worth a Luka before and now is gonna get scraps. Even in a vacuum, his value has plummeted. Add onto that all of the context and resentment and sensationalism around the trade, and yes they are gonna get pennies on the dollar. Love AD but it’s the sad truth.
I feel like Bontemps is gaslighting here. AD has been great at times in his career but over the stretch since becoming a Mav in particular he has barely touched the court. He’s 32 and on a huge contract. What is the basketball calculus for his value being anything other than a straight swap if not requiring value from the Mavs to get off his contract? What team has the cap space and talent to potentially take a $63m hit for a guy who might play half the season? A guy who has played more than 60 games once in the last five years? The math just doesn’t add up unless you can find an equivalently incompetent GM to Nico still out there making moves
Would be so funny if Dallas called the Lakers to offer Anthony Davis, Cooper Flagg, 23 future first round picks for LeBron James, stressing “they are win now”