Since trading for Anthony Davis at the NBA trade deadline, the Dallas Mavericks have received a total of 31 minutes of playing time from him. In his first game with the team, he sustained an adductor strain and has been out ever since.
Sam Quinn of CBS Sports suggests it could be time to move Davis this offseason.
“This is not just a basketball issue. This is an existential crisis for the Mavericks, the sort that can make or break a team’s standing in the league for decades. What this team does in the next few transaction cycles is going to determine whether or not the city of Dallas will ever embrace the Mavericks again. And what they should do, as soon as humanly possible, is clear: trade Anthony Davis.,” Quinn wrote.
If Davis’ name is brought up on the trade market, Quinn believes one of the teams that could come calling would be the Sacramento Kings. He claims they sorely need a rim-protector to pair with Domantas Sabonis.
In a proposed trade, the Mavericks would send Davis to the Kings in exchange for Malik Monk, Keegan Murray, Jonas Valanciunas, and some future first-round draft picks.
More than likely, any deal for Davis doesn’t happen unless Irving is and/or has already been traded. He was brought to Dallas to be paired alongside Kyrie Irving to build for the future. It will be intriguing to see how this all plays out with so many question marks with the franchise.
“This harebrained win-now-without-the-second-best-player-in-the-NBA scheme never made sense from the start, and the Irving injury only underlined the risk that Dallas didn’t seem to know it was taking. It’s time for the Mavericks to cut their losses and start over,” Quinn added.
As a soon-to-be 32-year-old player, Davis has had a career filled with injuries. With so much uncertainty surrounding his health moving forward, Irving’s health, and the state of the franchise, it could be time to make some moves this season.
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