Anthony Davis has landed in a strange spot, and the latest buzz around him could shake up the NBA in a big way.
Bleacher Report recently predicted that Davis would request a trade, a development that would immediately put the Golden State Warriors in a better position to chase him. The idea makes some sense on paper: if Davis is unhappy in Washington, that only strengthens the case for a team like Golden State to make a serious push.
Davis is still an All-World talent when he’s on the floor, but he’s currently tied to a Washington team that is not close to championship territory right now. The Wizards may be on the right track, but the source makes clear that their immediate ceiling is not where Davis wants it to be.
“The Wizards have since landed No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa and locked Trae Young into a(n awfully expensive) long-term contract. Their long-term future feels a lot more cemented now, but does that really matter to Davis, a 33-year-old with a lengthy injury history? If it's obvious early that Washington's intriguing young core still has a lot of growing pains to get through, Davis may not have the patience to wait around for it,” Bleacher Report wrote.
That uncertainty matters for the Lakers, too. If Davis pushes his way out and Golden State gets involved, that would be a problem for Los Angeles because it could help the Warriors improve at a high level.
There’s even a bigger-picture possibility floating out there: if Davis were to ask out soon and wind up in Golden State, LeBron James could follow him there as well. But that would be a lot to ask, and for now the real storyline is simpler than that - whether Davis actually requests a trade at all.
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