Davis said one of the team’s priorities has been accelerating Cooper Flagg’s learning curve by putting him into more challenging reads and more physical matchups. The goal, he said, is to give Flagg a controlled environment to fail, adjust, and grow while still helping Dallas win games. “He’s playing free,” Davis said. “We want everybody to play free. He’s going to draw a lot of attention because of who he is. He has a target on his back. Teams are going to put the toughest wing defender on him, pressure him. We’re trying to get him ready — help him figure out how to play against pressure, where his spots are. He’s making big plays.” Dallas Hoops Journal | Dec. 7, 2025
The Thunder smothered Davis from the opening minutes, fronting post entries, loading bodies behind the catch, and doubling as soon as the ball touched his hands. The approach forced Davis to rely on playmaking more than scoring, and the result was a night in which he never found rhythm. He did not score until the 8:08 mark of the fourth quarter. “I hold myself accountable for the play,” Davis said. “When I catch the ball, (they) have guys loaded up… there’s not much room to operate. But we don’t have time to dwell on it.” Dallas Hoops Journal | Dec. 6, 2025
Brian Windhorst: I don’t know what the value of Anthony Davis. Some of the stuff that I have heard from executives talking to me about what they think Anthony Davis’ trade value is… I’m not even going to say it because then I’d get aggregated and people would be jumping down my throat and I would just be repeating something somebody else said. When I have heard what people are saying Anthony Davis’ trade value is right now, not because of him as a player, to be clear, not because he’s diminished as a player, but because of the idea of paying an injury-prone mid-30s guy $50, $60 million dollars in the apron era is unpalatable. YouTube | Dec. 5, 2025
The reluctance of teams to trade multiple first round picks into the future is expected to impact the trade packages for Davis and potentially even Giannis Antetokounmpo. “What I’m telling you is that when I talk to executives and these executives are not in trade talks with the Bucks or another for a star player right now, the mood in the NBA right now is not give up four first round picks for anybody,” said Brian Windhorst on The Hoop Collective podcast on Friday. “Okay, maybe if Shai (Gilgeous-Alexander) came on, or Victor (Wembanyama)… Like people don’t want to do that because the aprons have spooked so many teams. All these teams are worried about getting into apron trouble where they can’t reset their rosters. And you get into a situation like the Celtics were in where you got to rip your team down.” RealGM | Dec. 5, 2025
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Without an open roster spot, the Mavericks would need to waive a player to create the room to sign anyone else, which they can’t do until Jan. 5 because they’re capped at the second apron. If Nembhard plays every game of his remaining allotment, he’ll run out Feb. 22 against Indiana. It’s unclear if Irving will be cleared to play by then, but the Mavericks appeared to have found a temporary solution at point guard. Even Davis intimated that Nembhard would find his way to his first standard contract soon. “It’s above my pay grade, but I don’t know if he’s going to be a two-way too much longer,” Davis said. Dallas Morning News | Dec. 2, 2025
The Bulls have had internal discussions about how to proceed, including conversations about Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis, sources told ESPN, whom they believe could help the team’s porous rim protection and defensive interior. ESPN | Dec. 1, 2025
Dave McMenamin: “I mean, he’s one of the best players to ever touch a basketball. So, I don’t know why he wanted my jersey. But for me to get his, is pretty fun.” – Austin Reaves on exchanging uniforms with Anthony Davis after the game tonight x.com | Nov. 29, 2025