Dirk Nowitzki ‘a little disappointed’ with Anthony Davis trade

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For the second consecutive season, The Dallas Mavericks were active at the trade deadlineorchestrating the huge deal he sent Anthony Davis Washington Wizards. While some fans are just happy to see Davis out of the picture, out of the Hall of Fame Dirk Nowitzki admitted that he was disappointed with the transaction.

While Nowitzki acknowledged the trade gives the Mavericks flexibility for the future, he believes they still have could get more in exchange for Davis, who he believed was a good fit on the field with rookie Cooper Flagg.

“I think Mavs fans are happy with this, I don’t think they wanted to be reminded of what happened a year ago in the Luke trade,” Nowitzki said on “NBA on Prime.” “For me, looking at this deal, there’s not a lot that goes back to picks or players, so it’s about financial flexibility for the future…Obviously, I’m a little disappointed. I think when AD actually played with Cooper, they played really well against each other. It was a solid combination, but we’ll never know.”

The Mavericks sent D’Angelo Russell, Jaden Hardy and Dante Exum to the Wizards. They got Khris Middleton, Marvin Bagley III, Tyus Jones and AJ Johnson in return, along with two future first-round draft picks.

One of those picks is the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 2026 first-round pick, which will likely fall in the 25-30 range. The other is a 2030 Golden State Warriors first-rounder.

While Dallas has given up a lot in terms of name value, none of the losses affect Jason Kidd’s current rotation. Davis has not played since January 8 and Exum did not see the court at all in 2025-2026. Russell, who started the season as the team’s sixth man, fell out of the rotation and hasn’t played since Jan. 10.





2026-02-07 22:53:00

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