Anthony Davis Rumors

Sources say that the Blazers also contacted Dallas during the season to gauge the Mavericks' interest in a Grant-centric package sweetened with draft capital in exchange for Anthony Davis.

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I've heard that same trade sentiment floating around the league ahead of potential contract extension talks this summer and I've likewise been advised by sources close to the situation to regard Portland as a potential Davis suitor should it fall short in its Antetokounmpo pursuit.

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Jeanie Buss: I mean, in order to trade somebody like Anthony Davis, it would have to be with approval. Not only that, but a first round draft pick and certainly getting a player of Luka's caliber and being at the beginning end of his career was just an extraordinary opportunity, but it required a lot of strategy and a lot of small steps in order to pull it off. and Rob Pelinka, our general manager, was able to do that all without leaking to the media because I think Mark Cuban might have jumped in front of a train to keep it from happening. 

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NBA Courtside: Jeanie Buss on how the Luka Doncic trade went down: “Dallas wanted Anthony Davis and he was on our team. Conversations started but it was important they remained private…. Those conversations started in the beginning of January… Rob Pelinka was able to pull it off all without it leaking to the media because I think Mark Cuban would’ve jumped in front of a train to keep it from happening. Nobody knew including Luka, Anthony Davis, and LeBron James. We had a game in New York that night, the coach knew this was going to happen but he still had to coach the game. It wasn’t a distraction” (Via https://youtu.be/gHPMuGZe3IE?si=gMgVyp6VAiYhwCrL…)

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SiriusXM NBA Radio: "I do think there's a good chance that he may end up somewhere else by the time next season starts" @ChrisBHaynes gives the latest on the future of Anthony Davis with the Wizards Hear Deals and Dunks weekdays from 1-2 PM ET https://sxm.app.link/DealsAndDunksListen

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Knueppel helped the Hornets (44-38) finish with a winning record for just the second time in the past decade. Cooper Flagg’s Mavericks (26-56) finished in 12th place in the Western Conference. The Mavericks entered the season with high hopes but had to adjust their expectations after star big man Anthony Davis dealt with calf and hand injuries and was traded to the Washington Wizards in February. “Coming into this year, we all had different expectations in how we thought the year would go,” Flagg said. “But all of that is in the past. I think it’s time to move forward. Continue to grow, continue to get better and have a high outlook on how next year can go. We are just going to put in the work all summer long. I think we’re all excited for it.”

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Craig Melvin: How could you say that you’re not where you want to be right now? You’re an NBA champion, All-Star, like NBA 75. You’ve got gold medals. Seems like you’ve kind of got it. What’s left? Anthony Davis: It’s a lot. I haven’t got MVP. I haven’t got Defensive Player of the Year. I want the parade for a championship, so I want to be able to do that again. Craig Melvin: That’s right, because when you won, that COVID year— Anthony Davis: Yeah. So, I mean, it’s still things I want to try to get. I want to get 20,000 points. I want to play 20 years. Craig Melvin: So you’ve got a list. Anthony Davis: Yeah, I have a list of things that I still want to do.

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Anthony Davis: When you’re looking at the Washington Wizards from the outside looking in, everybody’s right. But when you get into the organization and see how great of an organization it is, the owner is amazing. Obviously, the city — D.C. is amazing. We are a very bad basketball team, for sure. On the flip side, I think it’s very tough to go from a bad team to a championship contender. It takes time, and that’s with anybody. I mean, it could be a team who’s just won and then is suddenly not good. So it takes time. It takes a couple of years.

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Anthony Davis: I go out to the tryouts, and these guys are running faster than me, jumping higher than me, making more shots, blocking shots, stronger. And I’m like, “I stand no chance.” I get in the car and I tell my dad, “I quit. I don’t want to play AAU basketball,” because I felt that I wasn’t good enough. These guys are way better than me. He’s like, “Play the first tournament. Let’s see how it goes.” Okay, first tournament is that weekend. I play the first tournament. The very first game is against LeBron’s team, right? At this time, I’m 17 years old. The first six minutes of the game, I roll my ankle. I only play six minutes, roll my ankle bad, out for the rest of the weekend. I have six points, six rebounds, and like three blocks. Done for the tournament.

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Jeanie Buss: Those conversations started the beginning of January, right? I'll never forget that's when all of Los Angeles was on fire. In order to trade somebody like Anthony Davis, it would have to be with [my] approval and… certainly getting a player of Luka's caliber and him being at the beginning end of his career was just an extraordinary opportunity. But it required a lot of strategy and a lot of small steps in order to pull it off. And Rob Pelinka... was able to do that all with it out leaking to the media, because I think Mark Cuban might have jumped in front of a train to keep it from happening. Nobody knew, including Luka. And Anthony Davis. And we had a game in New York that night. And so the coach knew that this was gonna happen, but he still had to play the game. And we won the game that night... Then all the world turned upside down.

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Draymond Green: Joker has always — the one thing he has struggled with is length. If you go back and look at when the Lakers were able to beat them in 2020, the only reason they were able to beat them is because they had three guys that they could throw at Joker with length: Dwight Howard, JaVale McGee, and obviously, at times, Anthony Davis. They were able to throw length at Joker — length after length after length — and that’s why they were ultimately able to take the Nuggets down then, but haven’t been able to take the Nuggets down since. So Rudy’s doing a great job. You have to give him credit. In saying that, Joker’s still getting a lot of the shots he wants, but the length is bothering him. But he also can make these shots. So, yes, he could come out and go for 40 tonight. That does not mean Rudy hasn’t been causing him to have a tough time. The length is what he does have some problems with, if he has any problems at all.”

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Jorge Sierra: Jayson Tatum (age 28) has passed NBA legends Reggie Miller and Clyde Drexler in playoff scoring. Jrue Holiday moved ahead of Anthony Davis. Also: Scottie Pippen is now closer to Michael Jordan in playoff scoring than MJ is to LeBron James. Pippen is No. 20 all-time.

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Jeanie Buss: “[Redick] handles pressure really well. As a former NBA player, playing for Duke University, he's been through a lot and he brings that steadiness, that calmness, that desire to execute, the obsession about basketball. Last year we had a major trade when Anthony Davis left and Luka Doncic joined us, and he didn't miss a beat. He was able to reconfigure and get into a new direction, and I think a lot of rookie head coaches might have been thrown off a lot by that. But instead, JJ rose to the challenge and he continues to do that.”

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Chase Hughes: Wizards GM Will Dawkins said he wants the team's defense to improve quite a bit next season. He mentioned Anthony Davis being able to not only help Alex Sarr protect the rim, but also by preventing offensive rebounds when Sarr goes for blocks.

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