With 10 days left until the trade deadline, it’s appearing more likely that Anthony Davis will finish the season with the Mavericks, multiple league sources tell Christian Clark of The Athletic.
The Dallas Mavericks find themselves trapped in an Anthony Davis stalemate. His recurring health concerns and limited court time are draining momentum from any pre-deadline market.
Anthony Davis was widely expected to be on the trade market before the upcoming February 5 deadline. A report, which was later debunked by NBA insider Marc Stein, even claimed that his agent, Rich Paul, has made a demand to the Mavericks’ front office that they trade him before the deadline.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
Anthony Davis’s agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, is one of the most powerful figures in the NBA. Not only do his actions carry weight but his words.
The Anthony Davis trade situation has placed the Dallas Mavericks in an uncomfortable position. With the trade deadline approaching and Davis sidelined by injury, the front office faces a decision that could define the franchise’s direction.
Rich Paul wants to clear something up. Loudly. The Klutch Sports boss says reports claiming he demanded the Mavericks trade Anthony Davis are flat-out wrong.
Anthony Davis is not banging the table for a trade. Even if his agent might be. During the Lakers-Mavericks broadcast Sunday, ESPN’s Tim MacMahon reported that agent Rich Paul has made it known he believes a trade could be in Davis’ best interest.
When the Lakers shipped Anthony Davis to Dallas, they lost their defensive spine. Deandre Ayton’s two-year, $16 million arrival in July 2025 briefly revived belief.
The Dallas Mavericks and Anthony Davis have been the talk of the league this whole season. After the Mavs started their season extremely poorly, leading to GM Nico Harrison’s firing, talk of Davis potentially being traded has skyrocketed across the league.
The NBA trade deadlie is rapidly approaching and the Atlanta Hawks seem poised to make a move. As of February 5th, 2026, NBA teams will be banned from making further trades.
Mavericks big man Anthony Davis is at least moving in the right direction. Slowly. Carefully. And with a glove. Davis has returned to Dallas and begun light on-court work as he rehabs ligament damage in his left hand, according to Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com.
The Dallas Mavericks are hosting the Los Angeles Lakers in the American Airlines Center on Saturday night, which will be just the second time Luka Doncic has been back in the AAC since last year's disastrous trade.
The February 5 deadline is barely two weeks away. Two teams in particular have been pretty aggressive in the trade market, at least, the rumors say so.
It's no secret that the Dallas Mavericks would like to trade Anthony Davis if the right opportunity presents itself. But they're not going to make a trade for the sake of making a trade, even if it's clear that both sides need to go their separate ways.
The Dallas Mavericks have not hidden their desire to trade Anthony Davis. He's getting older, has been constantly hurt in his time as a Mav, and his exorbitant contract makes the books look rough for the next few years.
Anthony Davis took issue with ESPN's report that his hand injury would require surgery. He was vindicated when a second doctor determined the Dallas Mavericks big man could be re-evaluated in six weeks.