The Dallas Mavericks clearly should've traded Anthony Davis during the offseason ahead of the 2025-26 season, and it's coming back to bite them now.
Despite Davis having some solid performances recently, his trade value was much higher during the offseason. The Mavericks should've maximized his value while they had the chance and gone all-in on building around Cooper Flagg and rebuilding for the future after they were gifted the ultimate chance at redemption by winning the lottery, but they didn't.
Now, the Mavericks are stuck with a player who is in the first year of a three-year, $175 million extension despite only playing in just 16 regular-season games since arriving in Dallas 305 days ago.