Star forward Anthony Davis and are not listening to offers for him, a source told Andscape’s Marc J. Spears on Tuesday.
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Davis is eligible for a contract extension that he can sign for up to four years and $275 million starting Aug. 6. The first year of the extension would replace a $62.8 million player option for 2027-28.
Talk of a potential Davis trade came up earlier this week.
The Golden State Warriors are planning to pursue LeBron James in free agency, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Monday. Golden State forward Draymond Green also declined his $27.6 million player option that day, which would open up the flexibility for the Warriors to pursue James and a possible trade with the Wizards for Davis, league sources told Charania. That would reunite former Lakers teammates Davis and James in San Francisco.
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Green, James and Davis are represented by the same agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul.
League sources told Charania and ESPN’s Anthony Slater that a Warriors pursuit of Davis could be used as a motivational tactic to lure James to Golden State. The two won a championship together in 2020 with the Lakers, and they have remained close friends. However, there has yet to be tangible movement on the Davis front, league sources said.
If the Warriors pursue Davis, their matching salary would almost assuredly have to include superstar wing Jimmy Butler, who is nearly four months removed from ACL surgery. Butler will be making an expiring $56.8 million next season. Davis will be making $58.4 million in 2026-27.
Analysis
Dating back to the February trade deadline, the Warriors have relayed to Butler behind the scenes that they prefer and plan to keep him.
The Wizards have viewed Davis and point guard Trae Young as pillars of their rebuild. Washington acquired the veterans last season with the plan that they will elevate the Wizards to a playoff contender this season and also mentor the team’s young core that features 2026 No. 1 draft pick AJ Dybantsa and third-year center Alex Sarr.
The Wizards agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $212 million for Young to stay.
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