Anthony Davis to the Clippers: Zach Lowe’s Trade Scenario
According to the rumors, Anthony Davis is already on the market: the NBA analyst proposes a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers
In the great NBA circus, where trade chatter changes pace faster than a prime-time fast break, the latest idea comes from The Zach Lowe Show: Anthony Davis to the Clippers. Yes, him – the symbol of the Lakers’ 2020 title and, for the past nine months, a Dallas Mavericks player after the Doncic trade.
The idea starts from a simple fact: the Clippers, off to a 3–7 start despite a roster that looks great on paper, need a jolt. Harden, Kawhi, Paul, Lopez and Zubac are terrifying on paper; a bit less on the court. They’ve lost Bradley Beal for the season and they also need a defensive anchor, a presence in the paint who can change the geometry of games. In short, they need someone like Davis.
Well, you’d have to build the trade around Collins, Bogdanovic, Brook Lopez or Derrick Jones Jr. as the third player. And even that would still leave you a bit short of what the Clippers would have to send out to stay under the first apron. And what about the picks? I mean, the Clippers control at least one, maybe two, further out.
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And coincidentally, in Dallas – where AD arrived as part of a technical experiment that’s already creaking – the mood is one of reconstruction. The franchise has just parted ways with GM Nico Harrison, has sunk to the bottom of the Western Conference, and seems ready to push the reset button after admitting that the Doncic trade was a historic mistake. If there’s ever been a moment to sell Davis, it’s now.
Salary-cap magic takes care of the rest. The Clippers can put together a “Frankenstein-like” package with Collins, Bogdanovic, and one between Lopez or Derrick Jones Jr., getting to the 51–53 million needed to avoid crashing into the first apron. Add a few picks far down the line – 2030, 2031, 2032, the kind we’ll probably comment on with grey hair – and suddenly the trade starts to look possible.
For Davis, it would almost be a homecoming: he still lives in Los Angeles, knows the environment, and has friends in the locker room. And the idea of forming one of the league’s most complete frontcourts alongside Kawhi Leonard doesn’t sound bad at all.
Fantasy basketball? Maybe. But in the NBA, wild ideas have the annoying habit of becoming reality. And this one, in the end, isn’t even the wildest.