Davis’ contract status is certainly providing a pressure point. Davis — who is represented by Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul — is eligible for an extension this summer (his current deal runs through next season, with a player option for $62.7 million in 2027-28). That’s a major consideration for both the Mavs and the expected suitors, which — as ESPN first reported — are expected to include Detroit, Atlanta and Toronto. Yet as several league sources indicated, the actual level of interest from the aforementioned teams remains to be seen. Especially given Davis’ sordid health history. New York Times | Dec. 12, 2025

Jake Fischer: “Now, on to Anthony Davis — this is our final segment. There was reporting from ESPN this morning that there are three teams to monitor as potential landing spots for AD: Detroit, Atlanta, and Toronto. And not to pour cold water on someone else’s work, but I’m going to say right now — I find the Pistons to be an incredibly unlikely landing spot for Anthony Davis. We talked about this with Lauri Markkanen a couple weeks ago. The fact is: the Pistons are near the top of the Eastern Conference standings, and they have tradable salary pieces like Tobias Harris, Caris LeVert, and Duncan Robinson…” YouTube | Dec. 11, 2025

A source with knowledge of the Pistons’ thinking told the Free Press they haven’t had discussions with the Mavericks regarding a trade for Davis. And based on private discussions and public comments from the front office and coaching staff, it seems unlikely the Pistons are or will be among the teams looking to acquire him. Detroit Free Press | Dec. 11, 2025

Anthony Davis of the Dallas Mavericks, another former NBA champion, is expected to be a critical trade target of several teams, including many of the East’s contenders. The Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptors are expected to be suitors for Davis, league sources told ESPN. ESPN | Dec. 9, 2025

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