We are just a few days away from the NBA trade deadline on February 5th. The Dallas Mavericks are at the center of a lot of trade rumors because they could be one of the big sellers. They have a star rookie in Cooper Flagg, but they have a lot of high-priced veterans who don’t really fit around him, and they’re one of the five most expensive rosters in the NBA despite being 11 games under .500.
Complicating matters is the fact that the Mavericks don’t have a general manager after firing Nico Harrison in November. It needed to happen, but they’re currently operating with a Co-GM setup with Matt Riccardi and Michael Finley. That’s going to make it hard to get a trade done.
This trade deadline isn’t as much about who the Mavericks are looking to trade for, but what. They want draft capital and some salary relief. How they get there doesn’t really matter, but they really need to focus on building around Cooper Flagg, however that looks.
Here is a rolling list of updates about the biggest trade rumors involving the Mavericks.
Latest on Anthony Davis Trade Rumors
The interest in Anthony Davis around the NBA depends on who you ask. He’s an older forward who is dealing with his fourth major injury in a calendar year, is expensive, and wants a contract extension this offseason. However, there seem to be two teams that could actually have interest: the Atlanta Hawks and the Toronto Raptors.
Jake Fischer indicated on Monday that Anthony Davis’ camp believes the Raptors are going to re-engage interest before the deadline ends. But the Raptors’ package would have to involve 2 of the 3 of Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett, and Jakob Poeltl, and the Quickley and Poeltl contracts are gross. That could be a way for the Mavericks to get draft capital, but that may depend on what happens with the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade discussions.
The Hawks would still be interested in a buy-low trade for Davis involving Kristaps Porzingis, Luke Kennard, and one of their lower first-round picks in 2026, per Brett Siegel on Monday.