The Dallas Mavericks have been in complete shambles for the better part of a year now. The Luka Doncic trade at last year’s deadline completely tore this team and fan base apart, and now, the man behind the trade, Nico Harrison, has been fired.
Not only are the Mavericks without one of the greatest offensive players of this generation, but the injury bug has run rampant through the locker room, leaving the rotation barren and leading Dallas to a 3-9 start this year.
Less than a month into the 2025-26 season and a year and a half removed from an NBA Finals appearance, there are rumblings of the Mavs blowing everything up.
The Mavericks have discussed blowing up the roster, per @SIChrisMannix
“As for what’s next, I’m told that Mark Cuban, the Mavs’ minority owner who was exiled from basketball operations by Harrison, is back at the table. I’m also told that radical roster changes have already… pic.twitter.com/CbJQgEoL3V
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) November 13, 2025
For most teams, a blow-up includes moving on from notable veterans who can garner picks or younger assets on the trade block. For Dallas, that could mean parting ways with guys like Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving, and Klay Thompson.
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Chicago Bulls Trading For Anthony Davis: A Terrible Idea
In regard to a potential Anthony Davis trade, the Chicago Bulls have been floated as a suitor.
Renowned NBA podcaster and analyst Zach Lowe even pitched a potential trade package.
Anthony Davis trade idea per @ZachLowe_NBA:
Bulls Receive: Anthony Davis
Mavs Receive: Coby White, Nikola Vucevic, Portland 1st round pick, Bulls 1st round pick.
“This would almost be like a free agency signing”
Core: Giddey/Ayo/Okoro/Matas/AD pic.twitter.com/iIbW9LpduX
— Die-Hard Chicago Bulls Fans (@DieHardCBfans) November 12, 2025
Simply put, this would be a horrific idea for the Bulls.
For starters, Davis is set to be 33 years old shortly after the trade deadline, he’s been plagued by injuries in recent years, and as of late, he hasn’t really looked like the All-NBA big man that he once was.
Now, his declining play and production are largely driven by his health issues, but that’s really beside the point.
The most important factor here is that this would just be bad team building from the Chicago front office.
While the excitement of the Bulls’ hot start has worn off, this is still a young, emerging roster, with several exciting pieces that can carry this team into the future.
Gutting the team of several key contributors and first-round picks in favor of a declining big man just wouldn’t make sense.
This is the kind of move that a “one piece away” team makes. The Bulls are not that just yet. Guys like Josh Giddey and Matas Buzelis may very well have Chicago in the contenders conversation in the next few years, but at this stage, they shouldn’t be in the business of selling off assets to make a win-now move.
The Bulls would be looking to speed up their timeline to contention with this trade. While that makes sense sometimes, we’ve often seen this approach burn teams.
This trade would set the Bulls back and keep them in the purgatory they’ve been in for the entirety of the 2020s.
Chicago needs to avoid that trap, stay the course, develop their in-house talents, and then make a splashy addition, if the time is right, later down the line.