The Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns make a lot of sense as Anthony Davis destinations after the Dallas Mavericks landed the rights to draft Duke Blue Devils basketball phenom Cooper Flagg in the 2025 NBA draft.

T he Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery and will have the opportunity to select Cooper Flagg in the draft on June 25. Despite the Luka Doncic trade proving to be extr

On Monday, the ping-pong balls at the NBA Draft Lottery in Chicago bounced in a way that will ensure that doesn’t happen. The Mavericks came away with the No. 1 pick — a scenario that had a 1.8 percent chance of occurring.

Although Anthony Davis made it clear that he wanted to play more power forward, he never thought it would lead to a trade away from the Los Angeles Lakers. So when Rob Pelinka was working behind the scenes with the Dallas Mavericks on the shocking deal for Luka Doncic and Davis was included, it probably left him surprised.

The Dallas Mavericks drafting Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft likely means someone in their frontcourt will be on the trade block.

For the first time since the blockbuster deal that sent Anthony Davis and Max Christie to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Luka Dončić, Lakers owner Jeanie Buss opened up about the emotional side of the trade.

The Dallas Mavericks shocked the NBA world in February by trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Mavs acquired Anthony Davis, Max Christie and one first-round pick in return. Davis suffered an injury in his first game with Dallas following the trade.

Jeanie Buss teases Lakers’ offseason direction, carefully addresses Anthony Davis’ status while navigating tampering concerns.