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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.
Bleacher Report's Greg Swartz names Scoot Henderson a sneaky trade candidate, citing Portland's crowded backcourt with Ja Morant, Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday ahead of him plus Shaedon Sharpe needing minutes.
Anonymous executives gave Heavy their estimates for what it would take to land three trade-market names. One Western Conference exec pegs Trey Murphy's price at a good rotation player plus two firsts, down from the four-first-rounder asks the Pelicans have floated before.
Lakers reporters Jacob Rude and Khobi Price say Los Angeles remains uninterested in trading for Mavericks forward P.J. Washington, largely because of the $88.8 million he's owed over four seasons. Washington was a Doncic teammate in Dallas, but that history hasn't moved the Lakers off their stance this offseason.
ESPN's Brian Windhorst reports that Dallas's buyout of Klay Thompson was partly about roster math tied to keeping center Moussa Cisse as backup insurance behind Dereck Lively II.
Boston's Dillon Mitchell, Indiana's Braden Smith and Denver's Bryce Hopkins have all signed two-way deals, while Knicks pick Jack Kayil stayed in Germany with ALBA Berlin and Bucks pick Malique Lewis signed overseas with Cairns.
A trade pitch would send Mikal Bridges to Dallas in exchange for Daniel Gafford and Caleb Martin, addressing New York's center void after Mitchell Robinson left for Boston.
Dan Favale of Bleacher Report lists Dereck Lively II among young players who could hit the trade block, pointing to his injury record, the final year of his rookie deal and a Dallas frontcourt now built around Cooper Flagg.
With Jonathan Kuminga off to Minnesota, the Lakers still have an open starting spot, and Yahoo's Jacob Rude lists five ways they could fill it: P.J. Washington, De'Andre Hunter, Saddiq Bey, Ben Simmons and internal option Adou Thiero.
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.
