Washington Wizards · 26 updates
Anthony Davis and Washington will hold off on extension talks until after the season, The Athletic's David Aldridge reports. Davis holds a $62.8M player option for 2027-28; turning it down would make him eligible for a four-year, $275M extension through 2030-31.
Lake Show Life's Svyatoslav Rovenchuk argues the Lakers should give 'no consideration' to trading for Anthony Davis, who remains with Washington without a contract extension in place.
LakeShowLife's Tyler Watts argues the Lakers shouldn't chase Anthony Davis even as Washington holds off on an extension. Davis has a guaranteed $58.5M left plus a $62.8M player option, a price Watts says the Lakers won't touch.
ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel raised the idea of Golden State sending Jimmy Butler and multiple first-round picks to Washington for Anthony Davis on the Clutch Scoops podcast.
Anthony Davis and Washington have mutually agreed to hold off on extension talks until after the regular season begins, per ESPN. He's eligible for a four-year deal worth up to $275 million, but a rocky start could reportedly push him to request a trade.
A rundown of stars unlikely to move before the season but plausible in February: Jimmy Butler on an expiring $57 million deal in Golden State as he rehabs a torn ACL, Anthony Davis in Washington after both sides agreed to postpone extension talks, Kyrie Irving with two years and $82 million left in Dallas, and Zion Williamson needing a second healthy season to draw calls.
A trade idea floated by Heavy would send Anthony Davis from Washington to Boston, with the Wizards getting back Paul George, Jordan Walsh, Baylor Scheierman and a 2031 first-round pick, an upgrade from an earlier version of the proposal that had only a 2030 second-rounder attached.
ESPN's Summer Forecast panel picked Anthony Davis as the most likely star to change teams next, with the outlet describing the Wizards and Davis as opening the season on a trial run.
One trade idea has Joel Embiid moving to the Wizards with Anthony Davis and a 2027 second-round pick going the other way. The argument: Davis has already won a title next to LeBron James, now in Philadelphia, while Washington gambles on Embiid's health.
Sports Illustrated's Blake Silverman has floated Houston as a landing spot for Anthony Davis if Washington moves away from him, pairing Davis with Kevin Durant. Shams Charania reports the Wizards and Davis' agent, Rich Paul, have agreed to hold off on extension talks until roughly 20 games into the season.
