{"id":526589,"date":"2026-01-09T05:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T05:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/526589\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T05:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T05:46:11","slug":"trade-rumors-davis-hawks-raptors-zion-bulls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/526589\/","title":{"rendered":"Trade Rumors: Davis, Hawks, Raptors, Zion, Bulls"},"content":{"rendered":"

ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania recently reported<\/a> that the Hawks were considered likely to remain in pursuit of Mavericks big man Anthony Davis<\/a> after clearing Trae Young<\/a>\u2018s salary from their books for next season. However, a Davis deal between the two teams looks unlikely at this juncture, sources tell Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While Atlanta has a level of interest in Davis, the team has been unwilling to part with either Zaccharie Risacher<\/a> or the prized 2026 first-round pick the team controls (better of Pelicans\u2019 or Bucks\u2019) in talks for the 10-time All-Star, Afseth writes. I\u2019d be very surprised if that 2026 first-rounder is ever made available under any circumstances, let alone for an oft-injured star in his 30s like Davis, so a potential trade may hinge on whether the Hawks change their stance on Risacher.<\/p>\n

Several reports have stated Davis is looking for a contract extension in the offseason, but the Mavs aren\u2019t making any promises on that front, according to Afseth. The Athletic reported<\/a> on Wednesday that Davis\u2019 camp was skeptical about Dallas\u2019 interest in an extension and wouldn\u2019t mind trying to get him to a team more likely to pursue a new deal.<\/p>\n

Here are some more trade rumors from around the NBA:<\/p>\n

Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca confirms the Raptors have conveyed \u201cexploratory interest\u201d in Davis, but he\u2019s skeptical that a trade will be consummated (Twitter video link<\/a>). As Lewenberg explains, Toronto\u2019s outgoing salary in a two-team deal with Dallas for Davis would probably consist of RJ Barrett<\/a> and Jakob Poeltl<\/a>, and if that were the case, the Mavericks would likely want multiple first-round picks in the deal. The Raptors have shown a willingness to take buy-low swings on stars with lengthy injury histories in the past, Lewenberg adds, but giving up two or three first-rounders for Davis wouldn\u2019t qualify as buying low.
\nAs for what moves look likely for the Raptors, getting below the luxury tax line is a priority, according to Lewenberg, who continues to hear Ochai Agbaji<\/a> is a potential salary-dump candidate, though he acknowledges the team would likely have to attach a sweetener or two in such a deal. Lewenberg points to Daniel Gafford<\/a> (Mavericks) and Goga Bitadze<\/a> (Magic) as a couple of centers to keep an eye on, but says the Raptors have also been happy with the development of Collin Murray-Boyles<\/a> and don\u2019t want to impede the rookie big man\u2019s progress. Overall, a significant Raptors trade looks more likely to occur in the offseason than before the February 5 deadline, Lewenberg adds.
\nOn the \u201cClutch Scoops\u201d show (Twitter video link<\/a>), Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints said the Bulls are a potential suitor for Pelicans forward Zion Williamson<\/a>. \u201cKeep a close eye on the [Bulls] maybe pursuing Zion Williamson. \u2026 I\u2019ve heard that there\u2019s been some smoke there about Chicago scouting New Orleans in recent weeks and Zion would be the ideal buy-low candidate for a team like the Bulls who have a lot of expiring contracts,\u201d Siegel said.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania recently reported that the Hawks were considered likely to remain in pursuit of Mavericks big…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":476375,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3770],"tags":[495,7,964,2619,875,1399,6,10513,681,1041,680,476,3820,1246,814],"class_list":{"0":"post-526589","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-toronto-raptors","8":"tag-anthony-davis","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-collin-murray-boyles","11":"tag-daniel-gafford","12":"tag-goga-bitadze","13":"tag-jakob-poeltl","14":"tag-nba","15":"tag-ochai-agbaji","16":"tag-raptors","17":"tag-rj-barrett","18":"tag-toronto","19":"tag-toronto-raptors","20":"tag-torontoraptors","21":"tag-zaccharie-risacher","22":"tag-zion-williamson"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=526589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526589\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/476375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=526589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=526589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=526589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}