The Dallas Mavericks nonetheless consider they’ll make it work with ahead Anthony Davis.
Coming into Wednesday, the Mavericks (4-11) had been thirteenth within the Western Convention and had misplaced eight of their previous 10 video games. Amid the gradual begin, a report surfaced that the staff would discover buying and selling Davis. Nonetheless, minority proprietor Mark Cuban shut down that rumor.
Mark Cuban says the Mavericks aren’t buying and selling Anthony Davis
“We cannot. We need to attempt to win,” Cuban mentioned Wednesday in an electronic mail when requested if the Mavericks would commerce Davis, via The Athletic’s Joe Vardon.
A wholesome Davis would assist Dallas win extra video games. In 14 seasons, the No. 1 choose of the 2012 NBA Draft has made 10 All-Star Video games and gained a championship. In 5 video games this season, the 32-year-old veteran has averaged 20.8 PPG on an above-average 52% capturing from the sector and recorded 10.2 rebounds per sport and 1.2 blocks per sport.
The issue, although, is that Davis is injury-prone. He has performed in 75 regular-season video games or extra thrice in his profession.
Since buying him in a blockbuster commerce with the Los Angeles Lakers final season, the oft-injured Davis has performed in simply 14 video games for the Mavericks. He hasn’t performed since Oct. 29 due to a left calf pressure, which might be re-evaluated in seven to 10 days, per the team.
Even when he has been taking part in, the Mavericks have nonetheless stunk. Dallas has a 2-3 file with Davis within the lineup.
Davis was alleged to kind a tandem with star guard Kyrie Irving that may hold the Mavericks in championship rivalry. That imaginative and prescient might not turn out to be a actuality.
Irving continues to be recovering from an ACL tear he suffered in March. While he’s making progress, it is unclear if/when the 33-year-old star will return this season.
Cuban sending the e-mail is his method of reestablishing his authority throughout the group. He is performing as an “adviser” to majority proprietor Patrick Dumont, who fired normal supervisor Nico Harrison on Nov. 11. The unpopular former GM, after all, despatched star guard Luka Doncic to the Lakers for Davis.
Cuban helped the Mavericks make 18 playoff appearances and win one title earlier than promoting his majority stake in 2023. So, he actually feels liable for Dallas’ lackluster product on the court docket. However the accountable factor can be admitting it might be time to commerce Davis.
The Mavericks aren’t profitable a title even when he stays wholesome, which appears unlikely. And it could be smart to stockpile draft capital to construct round rookie ahead Cooper Flagg, the No. 1 choose of the 2025 draft.
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