Tim MacMahon: “You know, and there will be a permanent successor in place before the deadline. But it's the job of the franchise—the front office—to figure all that out.” “Very notable: AD is hurt right now.” “Yeah. He thinks he's healthy. His personal medical staff—which is on the Mavericks’ payroll, by the way, something that was never done with Luka’s medical staff—they have cleared him.

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Tim MacMahon: And I think they will have discussions, at least internally, about exploring the trade market for Anthony Davis. He’s got to get back on the floor. They need to make sure he’s not in a situation where he could aggravate the calf injury—or worse. He will have some type of trade value, and they’ve got to explore that. As for Kyrie Irving—it might be mutually beneficial for him just to take the whole year, focus on getting 100% healthy, and not help them win a few more games down the stretch. YouTube | Nov. 14, 2025

Wall, who played alongside Davis during their college days at Kentucky, further fueled speculation by linking him to his hometown team. “You can’t believe everything you hear on the news, but you be hearing that he wants to go back to Chicago and see what’s going on,” Wall continued. “So, I think they’re trying to blow it up and build around Cooper Flagg and get rid of some of the other pieces, but they are one of those dark horse teams if they can stay healthy — keep AD there and let Kyrie come back. I feel like they could’ve been a team in the West, but I think with Nico Harrison’s firing they might end up going in a different direction.” Yahoo! Sports | Nov. 14, 2025

But no, the discussions were whether the Mavs could get appropriate value when trading Davis. “I just looked it up so I could say this to my owner if he asks me about it, AD is turning 33 in March and he's going to be in position next summer where he'll probably want a contract extension that would cost $70 million per year when he'd be 37,” one general manager said. “He's a great player, full stop. But when you consider a player at his age with his injury history, you'd also be trading for the stress of that extension. That plays into it.” ESPN | Nov. 14, 2025

With the Mavericks being the biggest topic around the league this week, the discussion quickly shifted to the question looming over whomever is tapped to replace Harrison as the lead executive: What does the future hold for Davis and Irving less than three months until the February trade deadline? The belief, from sources I spoke to, is that the Mavs moving on from at least Davis, if not both stars, was the optimal strategy. Those moves would help maximize the 2026 first-round pick in a loaded 2026 draft class — the only selection Dallas controls the rest of this decade — to reposition the franchise around 2025 No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg. “Absolutely,” an Eastern Conference executive said when asked whether trading the two veteran stars was the right path for Dallas. ESPN | Nov. 14, 2025

Tim MacMahon: “You know, and there will be a permanent successor in place before the deadline. But it's the job of the franchise—the front office—to figure all that out.” “Very notable: AD is hurt right now.” “Yeah. He thinks he's healthy. His personal medical staff—which is on the Mavericks’ payroll, by the way, something that was never done with Luka’s medical staff—they have cleared him. YouTube | Nov. 14, 2025

Run It Back: John Wall believes Anthony Davis is done with Dallas and wants to see AD traded ? “You been hearing he wants to go back to Chicago and see what's going on.” x.com | Nov. 13, 2025

Grant Afseth: Anthony Davis and Dereck Lively II both did on-court work today, and Jason Kidd says they are “progressing.” P.J. Washington is still being evaluated. All three are questionable to play on Friday. x.com | Nov. 13, 2025

Zach Lowe: there's going to be Anthony Davis trade talks of some seriousness. Whether they result in a deal or not is impossible to say. I would bet on yes.”YouTube | Nov. 12, 2025