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The Dallas Mavericks reportedly turned down a trade offer from the Portland Trail Blazers for Anthony Davis during the 2025ā26 season, prior to ultimately shipping him to the Washington Wizards in February.
The offer from Portland was centered around veteran forward Jerami Grant, sweetened with draft capital and other expiring contracts. Dallas declined the proposal due to the 2.5 years remaining on Grant's expensive contract.
Instead, they opted for a deal with Washington that provided immediate salary cap relief by removing the "burdensome" contracts of Davis, D'Angelo Russell, and Jaden Hardy.
The Mavericks declined the offer due to the 2.5 years remaining on Jerami Grant's expensive contract.
The proposal centered around veteran forward Jerami Grant, along with draft capital and other expiring contracts.
The Mavericks opted for a deal with the Washington Wizards, which provided immediate salary cap relief by offloading contracts of Davis, D'Angelo Russell, and Jaden Hardy.
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The Portland Trail Blazers tried to trade for Anthony Davis by offering a package centered around Jerami Grant. To make the deal work, they also included players like Robert Williams III and Matisse Thybulle, whose contracts were set to expire soon, which usually helps teams save money later.
ļøļøāSources say that the Blazers also contacted Dallas during the season to gauge the Mavericks' interest in a Grant-centric package sweetened with draft capital in exchange for Anthony Davis," reported insider Jake Fischer.
They even threw in some "protected" draft picks, which are basically future player slots that Portland would keep if they turned out to be very high picks.
However, Dallas said no because Jerami Grant has a very long, expensive contract, and they wanted to clear their budget rather than add more big bills.
The Mavericks originally acquired Davis in a massive, controversial trade that sent franchise cornerstone Luka DonÄiÄ to the Los Angeles Lakers in February 2025.
Davis' time in Dallas was widely considered a failure due to recurring injuries; he played only 29 regular-season games for the team before being traded to Washington.