"While he is 32 years old, has a robust injury history and is making $54 million, there should be at least a small group of suitors for Davis on the trade market. When healthy he remains a Top-10 defender in the sport, and that translates into the postseason in a way other top defenders do not. He is a devastating play finisher and elite rebounder. Pair him with an above-average playmaker and he can sing."
"Top 15 players in the NBA do not come available very often, and when they do, the Toronto Raptors tend to chase after them. The combination of the cold and being in another country often limits their ability to add players in free agency, and they are rarely bad enough to get to the very top of the draft lottery. Thus, the trade market."
"The Dallas Mavericks have been the center of attention this season, and honestly ever since GM Nico Harrison traded Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis in February. That misguided and mishandled trade came with a timer that just hit zeroes, and Harrison was fired Tuesday as the Mavericks began the season 3-8. Harrison was never going to trade Davis, the centerpiece of the Doncic trade for Dallas; to do so was to admit the trade was a mistake."
The Toronto Raptors consistently pursue star players via trades, targeting top talents due to limited free-agent appeal and infrequent top lottery positioning. Anthony Davis is likely to hit the trade market, but Toronto cannot realistically trade for him because of roster construction and prior moves. Dallas acquired Davis in a February trade for Luka Doncic under GM Nico Harrison, a move that contained a de facto timer and preceded Harrison’s firing after a 3-8 start. Davis, age 32 and earning $54 million with an injury history, remains an elite defender, finisher and rebounder whose postseason impact endures. Davis offers more range and mobility than Jakob Poeltl and could fit as a more versatile big for Toronto, while Dallas’s organizational changes increase the chance Davis becomes available.
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