NBA free agency hasn’t even fully opened yet, and Anthony Davis is already being floated into one of the league’s loudest possible landing spots.
The buzz started Monday when Shams Charania reported that Draymond Green had declined his player option for the coming season. That move, according to the report, could be the first domino in a much bigger chain reaction: a potential Anthony Davis trade and even a possible free-agent signing of LeBron James.
That’s the kind of scenario that would instantly turn an already chaotic offseason into something even more dramatic. Star movement has already been part of the conversation, with LaMelo Ball and Ja Morant among the names mentioned as having been traded, but this is the sort of idea that still feels like it needs more proof before anyone treats it as real.
One possible path in the report sends Davis to Golden State, with the Warriors potentially sweetening the deal by moving Jimmy Butler to Washington. The logic is simple enough: Butler and Davis have nearly identical cap hits, and Butler may miss the entire 2026-27 season following ACL surgery.
Washington’s name is in the mix too, and the report notes the Wizards have already added AJ Dybantsa and re-signed Trae Young, a pair of moves that suggest they’re trying to push toward a playoff run. That backdrop is part of what makes the hypothetical trade structure interesting.
For now, though, it remains exactly that - a hypothetical. But with free agency opening Tuesday, Davis has suddenly become one of the most intriguing names in a market that could get wild fast.
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