Kristaps Porzingis won't be with the Golden State Warriors for at least the start of training camp because of what Mike Dunleavy called a "health issue." He said the center would be out "indefinitely," and with Marc J. Spears of ESPN reporting that the Wizards are interested in a sign-and-trade for Jalen Duren, Anthony Davis' name started to pop back up again.
Washington wouldn't trade for Duren or pay him to come off the bench, and we know AD isn't coming off the bench either. The Wizards would need to use AD's $58.5 million salary to make a sign-and-trade work. So if that's something they're perhaps already willing to do, you have to think that they could be open to discussing a Davis trade with the Warriors.
The thing is, Golden State shouldn't be interested in Davis. Porzingis' situation is unfortunate, but it wouldn't make sense for the Warriors to replace an oft-injured center with another, especially one who has played only 29 games since the Lakers traded him to the Warriors at the beginning of 2025.
Davis is also eligible to sign a new extension. What better way for the Warriors to cut into the cap space they can create next offseason than by locking him into a new deal? Though it may be tempting, given the desire to win another title with Steph Curry, it'd be an awfully short-sighted move.
Anthony Davis isn't worth the risk
Davis is at least entering the new season healthy, which is a huge plus, but he has struggled to stay on the floor. As much as the Wizards can hope that won't be an issue for him in Washington, his history suggests it's more likely than not that he'll have to miss some time at one point or another.
Even when things are going well for AD, like in his first game in Dallas after the Luka Dončić trade, that can change at a moment's notice (as with Porzingis), as he left in the third quarter with an injury and missed over a month.
Outside of Porzingis, Golden State's injury luck has been bad enough that it shouldn't want to tack Davis onto the potential list of issues, too. It's not worth sacrificing the financial flexibility the Warriors have worked to create (and will continue to do so), especially after Curry signed an extension for more than $20 million less than he was eligible for.
Golden State is better off letting things play out, as in, seeing what happens with Porzingis, whom they signed to a two-year, $40 million deal this offseason, rather than reverting to desperation, and that's what a trade for Davis would be.
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