Mavericks Have No Appetite For Trae Young Anthony Davis Deal

The Mavericks "don't have an appetite" to acquire Trae Young in a deal that would bring Anthony Davis to Atlanta, sources say. Financial realities make a Davis plus Young pairing hard to pull off, with both on massive near‑term contracts. Dallas also just signed Kyrie Irving to a three year, $118.4 million deal, and trading for Young would be a sideways swap of one elite scorer and playmaker for another who brings similar defensive concerns. Merlin sees the practical logic. Swapping Irving for Young is not a clear upgrade while Davis complicates cap math and the Hawks balk at including prized assets like Zaccharie Risacher. If Dallas wants to reorient around younger pieces such as Cooper Flagg, other paths make more sense than a Davis for Young fever dream.