It must be stressed that it is still early. However, there is increasing reason to believe that the and , whom the Clippers only acquired over the summer, and whose spot in the lineup Davis would take. For reasons of both roster balance and salary-matching, Collins and ‘s timeline, and instead seek to find the best available immediate contributors in exchange for Davis in lieu of greater upside pieces, perhaps they can speak to the Sacramento Kings – a franchise with a history of doing much of the same sort of thing.
The Kings are said to be bristling, looking to make trades in the apparent belief that they have not made enough of them recently. With the former strategy of trading for the veteran core of Chicago’s play-in teams not really working out, the team are said to be , would immediately draw the Mavericks’ eye.
From a fit standpoint, Ware is not the ideal returning piece for a Mavericks team already overstocked at his position and woefully imbalanced at others. Nevertheless, he also would represent probably the best level of returning prospect they could get. Averaging almost a double-double already in his young career and improving his defensive habits, Ware is a high-upside young centre with a modern profile. The provisional fit with Dereck Lively II can be resolved later, much later.
Acquiring Davis in exchange for Ware would raise the Heat’s ceiling for a couple of seasons. It would not be much longer after that, though, that Ware would likely become the better player. For that reason, the Heat could pass, as could any team with a good young prospect that the Mavericks might be looking to covet. But the star power lure remains, and a healthy Anthony Davis presents an opportunity for the Heat to strike in a down year for the Eastern Conference.
The biggest obstacle to a deal might be finding the right salaries. After all, who knows what is going on with Terry Rozier?
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