Atlanta and Toronto are leading the Davis sweepstakes, but the return package for Dallas is expected to be lower.
In his latest report for ESPN, Shams Charania revealed that trade talks have been reopened for Anthony Davis, and the Atlanta Hawks and the Toronto Raptors emerged as the frontrunners.
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But according to the NBA insider, a potential trade would give the Dallas Mavericks a lesser return due to the big man's troubling injury history.
"I'm told the Mavericks are having renewed trade talks around Davis with multiple interested teams. Two of the foremost teams there, Atlanta and Toronto," Charania said. "But one thing that has been made clear in the last few days from people that I talked to is the cost is most certainly going to be lower for the Mavericks than it was even a month ago. When the Mavericks were hedging, that Davis would rack up games, would improve his value, and it could go up and up in terms of what they could get.
"But what has happened now is the groin injury in late December, and then now this much more serious hand injury. And so the Mavericks have to make a decision."
By acknowledging Davis' continued season availability, the Mavericks couldn't be more willing to engage with other teams for possible transactions.
Both the Hawks and the Raptors have been consistent primary suitors for Davis. Atlanta recently dealt Trae Young and is set to clear significant cap space in the offseason.
Meanwhile, Toronto has a strong interest in acquiring a new center due to Jakob Poeltl's injury struggles.
With three weeks left before the Feb. 5 trade deadline, more developments are about to appear in the Davis trade front.
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