Dean Simon<\/p>\n
Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are desperate to prove that they are ready to seriously contend for an NBA title in 2025-26.<\/p>\n
The 11-time All-Star’s 27.4-point average on an excellent 63.3% true shooting percentage has showed that he can certainly still carry the team to massive victories on a nightly basis at 37 years old.<\/p>\n
However, the rest of the roster will have to come along for the ride if they wish to raise the Larry O’Brien trophy once more. That is, unless their general manager Mike Dunleavy negotiates a blockbuster trade to support the future Hall of Famer in the near future.<\/p>\n
With that being said, FanSided’s Zach Buckley has suggested that the Warriors do so by including the Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks in a gargantuan three-team deal to acquire the Mavs’ 10-time All-Star center Anthony Davis.<\/p>\n
“It’d still be a gamble, but Golden State will only get so many more cracks at it with Curry,” Buckley wrote Monday.<\/p>\n
“Plus, this franchise might go another lifetime without rostering a player of his ilk. The time to go for broke might be right this second.”<\/p>\n
“And, honestly, the Dubs could get this done without depleting their asset collection, since Davis’ absences are factored into this hypothetical trade cost.”<\/p>\n
In this earth-shattering hypothetical trade, Buckley has the Warriors landing Davis to create a formidable 1-2 punch with Curry as a screening partner for the league’s greatest three-point shooter of all time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Golden State’s Jimmy Butler would then head to the Sacramento Kings, and the Mavericks would bring in a haul from both squads consisting of 6-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan, Malik Monk, Devin Carter, a 2027 top-5 protected first-round pick from the Kings, a 2032 first-rounder from the Warriors and a 2027 second-round pick from the Sacramento via the Charlotte Hornets.<\/p>\n
If the Warriors were to acquire Davis by way of giving up early on the Butler expriment, they would immediately remedy their issues concerning a lack of size in the frontcourt. Unfortunately, the 5-time All-NBA Team selection’s long and chronicled injury history could easily prevent a deal of this caliber from taking place.<\/p>\n
Still, Davis remains a fantastic option to pair with Curry on the offensive end, and to form a deadly defensive duo with Golden State’s 2017 Defensive Player of the Year Draymond Green.<\/p>\n
When healthy, the 32-year-old Davis has remained a true difference-maker on both ends of the floor.<\/p>\n
In 5 appearances for the Mavericks in 2025-26 before suffering a calf injury, the ex-Los Angeles Lakers star and 2020 NBA champion has averaged a cool 20.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks while connecting on 52.0% of his attempts from the field.<\/p>\n
More NBA:\u00a0LeBron James sends clear message regarding his role with Lakers this season<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Dean Simon is a contributing journalist for The Sporting News. Dean is a graduate of Stockton University, receiving a bachelors degree in Communication Studies with a focus on Journalism and Media Studies. He has previously written for publications such as LastWordOnSports and Dean Simon Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are desperate to prove that they are ready to seriously contend for an NBA title in 2025-26. The 11-time All-Star’s 27.4-point average on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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