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The Sports Junkies debate if the Washington Wizards should trade Anthony Davis.
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00:00Obviously, there's a lot of excitement because they draft to Bonsa and the anticipation is, well, how good can this
00:06team be with the guys they're bringing back, including now Trey Young and Anthony Davis.
00:14But Anthony Davis potentially could be dealt.
00:18And I mentioned a possible trade, which seemed unlikely.
00:22But listen to what Sham said.
00:25What if you, Shams, can you make this work, whether it's Jalen Brown going to the Wizards and then someone
00:30like Anthony Davis going back to the Celtics?
00:32Because it is going to take a lot, but I don't know if all teams are going to be willing
00:36to part with those four first-round picks.
00:38It seems to sort of be that starting price.
00:40You could imagine it.
00:41That's why I think it's going to be interesting to see which team gets Jalen Brown potentially because it might
00:47not be someone that we expect given the asking price and given all these things.
00:51But going back to the Celtics, to me, it's clear that Brad Stevens and that group has gone into this
00:57offseason seeing how can they...
01:03Is that it?
01:04Oh, sorry.
01:04I guess I'll give you a call right there.
01:06I mean, I threw it out there that I don't think that they would target Jalen Brown.
01:15But a guy like Jalen Brown is going to require another star.
01:20And I don't know that the Celtics would take Anthony Davis, but if I was the Wizards, I would explore
01:24it.
01:25At least offer it.
01:27Why not?
01:29I mean, Jalen Brown's a great player.
01:32I mean, he'd be a ball-dominant player.
01:37And he would score a bunch of points.
01:39The Wizards are just loading up on those guys.
01:41With Trey Young, the Bonsa, Jalen Brown.
01:45There's only so many shots to go around.
01:46It would take more than Anthony Davis.
01:49Oh, it would take a first-round pick, maybe two first-round picks.
01:52Anthony Davis, maybe ship him Trey Johnson.
01:54Trey Johnson makes sense.
01:56A couple first-round picks, or at least one.
01:58I don't know what year.
02:01Yeah, I mean, I understand that people are throwing out teams that are a possible destination for Jalen Brown.
02:08I mean, if you're Brad Stevens and the Celtics, and Jalen Brown's been talk of trade rumors for weeks, I
02:15mean, you know Jalen Brown's pissed.
02:17He's got to be.
02:18He probably feels disrespected.
02:21So, can't imagine he's going to be there next year.
02:24So, he's going to be dealt somewhere, but I don't think it's going to be here.
02:28It would be a big deal if he was dealt here.
02:31What are the odds that Anthony Davis plays in Game 1 for the Washington Wizards?
02:38I still think that's more likely than not.
02:41Game 1.
02:43I would say pretty high.
02:45I don't know what percentage.
02:46I would say pretty high.
02:48Give me Game 50 during the season.
02:50Assuming that's after the trade deadline.
02:51I'm not quite sure.
02:52All right, so post-trade deadline.
02:53I would say Game 1, 75% he plays after the trade deadline.
02:59Depending on how they're playing, I would say 20%.
03:05Yeah, I think 20% sounds about right.
03:07Is that a number you would give?
03:08Yeah, unless they're playing really good basketball.
03:10Unless they're playing really well, right.
03:11I mean, there are some that believe that the Wizards, as currently constructed, can go on a run in the
03:16Eastern Conference.
03:18I know.
03:18There's a lot of people who think they could be a high 40s win type of team.
03:23Maybe in the 50s.
03:24I've read that.
03:25If they win between 45 and 50 games in the first year of DeBonsa, Anthony Davis, that would be so
03:31sick.
03:31Oh, I mean, the town will be absolutely on fire.
03:34No, I don't think that's going to happen.
03:35Probably not.
03:36But I do believe, if those guys are all on the floor, that they are easily a low 40s win
03:43team.
03:44Brought it up a couple times last week.
03:46If you just looked at teams that won in the high 40s last year, whether it's the Raptors or Orlando
03:52Magic, the roster compares favorably to those teams.
03:56It does.
03:57It does.
03:57Now, who knows how that roster is going to play together because they've never really played together before.
04:01When you add DeBonsa and Trae Young and Davis, Davis never played with those guys, but I don't know.
04:08I mean, there's a lot of enthusiasm for this team if this roster sticks together.
04:16So another wacky Anthony Davis rumor has to do with LeBron and reuniting with LeBron James, but not in L
04:26.A.
04:26where they won a championship.
04:28Someplace else in California.
04:30It has to do with several teams, but LeBron and Anthony Davis would end up with Steph Curry and Golden
04:37State.
04:38Yeah.
04:39And that would be an old team.
04:41And then maybe the Wizards would acquire Jimmy Butler and his expiring deal.
04:45I think Jimmy Butler would end up in Washington.
04:47Okay.
04:49I mean, we've heard so many rumors about so many teams and players.
04:53I love that the Wizards are...
04:54Just kind of want it to happen.
04:55...that they're in the mix in these conversations.
04:57Oh, they're definitely in the mix.
04:58I love that.
05:00Now, Will Dawkins has said that they plan on...
05:01Will Dawkins likes to talk to other teams.
05:03He says that they plan on keeping Anthony Davis, that Anthony Davis is going to be here long-term.
05:07Do you believe that?
05:08Or do you believe there's something to all these rumors?
05:10Because all the rumors, there aren't any trade rumors of anybody else in the Wizards.
05:14It's always Anthony Davis.
05:16Will Dawkins, he may have a different terminology for long-term than the people in this room.
05:22Long-term to him might be through 40 games next season.
05:26Yeah, right.
05:26Like, we just don't know.
05:27Long-term might be a year.
05:28Yeah.
05:28Yeah, but these deals that are being discussed right now are off-season moves.
05:33Right.
05:33And free agency is about to start.
05:35I've seen some names that the Wizards are supposedly interested in.
05:38I think trying to get maybe some big bodies, front-court depth.
05:44I've looked at, like Mitchell Robinson is a name that I've seen who just wanted a ring.
05:49Well, if they're looking for a terrible free-throw shooter, that's your guy.
05:53Yeah, but if you want a great offensive rebounder and a great defensive player on pick and rolls
05:58and a guy who can finish...
05:59Just hope he doesn't get fouled.
06:00No.
06:01While he's taking the ball to the hoop.
06:02It's going to be ugly.
06:03But, you know, we always say where there's smoke, there's fire.
06:05Do you believe there's fire here in the Anthony Davis rumors?
06:11I believe there's some, but I still think Dawkins and Winger and the Brain Trust,
06:15they want to see what Davis, Trae Young, DeBonsa, and the young core can do when they play together.
06:23I also think Davis' value increases if he actually plays.
06:26Sure.
06:27Because if I'm a team, I'm very reticent about trading for Anthony Davis
06:31because he didn't play in a Wizards uniform.
06:35Right.
06:35Now, maybe you realize, okay, they were tanking.
06:38They couldn't play him.
06:40But it also adds to kind of this lore that he gets hurt every season.
06:45But they threw Trae Young out there even though they were trying to tank.
06:50Barely.
06:51I know, but why couldn't they have barely...
06:52He was on minutes restriction when he played.
06:55He was.
06:55I know it was five games.
06:56And then once he kind of got hurt again, they shut him down.
07:01Right.
07:01But what I'm saying is, why couldn't you have barely seen Anthony Davis for a few games?
07:05Maybe he wasn't willing.
07:06Maybe he wasn't on board.
07:07That could be the case.
07:08He didn't seem as happy.
07:10Yeah, that's true.
07:11He said some things, but nobody really bought what he said.
07:14He wasn't as bought in as Trae Young.
07:15Right.
07:16Trae Young was clearly into being a part of the Wizards, mentoring the young guys, being on the bench, even
07:22when he was injured.
07:23Like, you could tell he was all about being here.
07:26But it's a little different.
07:28Yeah, because Trae Young, early in his career, was the man in Atlanta.
07:31Yeah.
07:32Then he wasn't the man anymore, and he realized, joining a team like the Wizards, he can be the man
07:37again.
07:37Right?
07:38Anthony Davis, he's been part of a terrible team when he was with New Orleans.
07:42Then he became part of a champion and was part of a winning franchise in the Lakers.
07:47And for him to come to the Wizards was a step back.
07:50Sure.
07:51It was like, I'm going back to my New Orleans days, and I don't want to do that.
07:53I don't want to be the contender.
07:54If it's legitimate that he just does not want to be here, if it's legitimate, then Will has to make
08:00a move.
08:01You can't have Anthony Davis here when you know he doesn't want to be here.
08:051-800-636-1067.
08:07Is that accurate?
08:07I think that's accurate.
08:09What would you do with Anthony Davis?
08:11Do you force him to stay?
08:13Now, apparently he wants an extension, too.
08:15I can't give him a big, fat contract for two reasons.
08:20One, I'm mostly a young team outside of Anthony Davis and Trey Young.
08:26And two, he just gets injured too much.
08:28Always hurt.
08:29I would have no faith in giving him a long-term extension.
08:31I'd have to look up his contract again, but isn't he going to make somewhere in the $60 million range?
08:36Yes.
08:37I think it's over $60 million.
08:38For two years?
08:39Yes.
08:40They've got control of him for two years?
08:41Correct.
08:42And he wants an extension beyond that.
08:46If I was Will, I'd say, bro, I can't give you that right now.
08:48You haven't even played for us yet.
08:50Well, then he might say, if you're not going to give it to me, trade me.
08:52Trade me.
08:53Sure.
08:53And I'd say, okay, we're working on it.
08:55Right.
08:56And I don't know if Jalen Brown's the guy that they're targeting.
09:00I mean, I want to see Anthony Davis here with this group, but if it's legitimate, like I said, that
09:06he does not want to be here, then I don't want to see him.
09:08I've seen LeBron James linked to the Warriors a lot in these trade rumors.
09:15I've seen it for the last couple days.
09:16You know how old that team would be?
09:17They'd have LeBron, who's going to be 42.
09:21Draymond Green is no spring chicken.
09:23He's got to be 35-plus.
09:26Steph's up there, too.
09:26Steph's got to be like, they still have Jimmy Butler, who's old, but I'd assume maybe Jimmy Butler would move.
09:31I mean, I guess Anthony Davis is not that old, but he's in his 30s.
09:35He's the young pup of that group at 32 or 33.
09:39That feels like what the Rockets did when they had Charles Barkley and Drexler and Hakeem at the end of
09:44days.
09:46They had Scottie Pippen, too.
09:47Pippen was there, too.
09:48A bunch of old farts.
09:49And I would feel like if they had an old roster like that, it would probably happen again where these
09:55guys are going to get banged up.
09:57The older you get, you're going to get banged up in long seasons, and they had a bad year.
10:00They got into the play-in, but they had a bad year compared to what they've had in the last
10:04seven, eight.
10:06And the Wizards part of it, too.
10:09So if they ended up with Jimmy Butler and you get, it just feels like, would Jimmy Butler be happy
10:15to be here?
10:16No idea.
10:17I feel like he'd be just like Anthony Davis.
10:18It's just a pit stop for him on the way to his next destination.
10:23Again, sometimes that's the way things work when guys have expiring deals.
10:26They get dealt, and they just have to live with it until they get to their next destination.
10:32If I'm the Wizards, I'm less interested in that.
10:33I'm more interested in the Jalen Brown one.
10:35Yeah.
10:35Jalen Brown is in his prime.
10:38He's 29 years old.
10:40Now, Jalen Brown would be your leading scorer.
10:43That's fine.
10:44You take too many shots away from DeBonta.
10:46It's okay.
10:47I'd be okay with that.
10:48Just need DeBonta to get to 20 as a rookie.
10:51That's all I need.
10:51And then you need a little frontcourt help to go along with Saar.
10:54Yeah.
10:56Jalen Brown.
10:57Oh, he makes a big amount of money.
11:00This is his deal.
11:02So he signed a five-year, $286 million deal just last year, 24-25.
11:12So he made $53 million this year.
11:14Next year, he'll make $61 million.
11:1927-28, he'll make $65 million.
11:22And then in 28-29, he'll make $69 million.
11:27It's the NBA.
11:28It's great to be a baller.
11:29That is unbelievable.
11:31All right.
11:31Let's go to the phones.
11:32We can go to line one, 1-800-636-1067 if you want to chime in on the Anthony Davis
11:38rumors.
11:40I believe it's Brandon.
11:41Brandon, you're on with the junkies.
11:43Good morning.
11:44Good morning.
11:44Hey, what's going on, team?
11:46How y'all doing?
11:46What's up, man?
11:47What's up, Brandon?
11:47What's up?
11:48Hey, look, man.
11:49I think the Trey Young and the Anthony Davis acquisition were two of the worst acquisitions
11:54that any team in the NBA could have made as a pairing.
11:57Anthony Davis hasn't given a producible year or season in four or five years now.
12:05He's one of the older players in the NBA.
12:08He's already made it known that Washington isn't a spot that he wants to stay long term.
12:15I'm hoping that the only reason that these acquisitions were made was to package them up
12:20in a trade of some sort to acquire something more, you know, producible out of the two of
12:27Trey Young and Anthony Davis.
12:30Well, I mean, Trey just signed an extension, so I don't think anybody's going to trade
12:35for that contract.
12:36To be fair to Anthony Davis, I think you're overstating his producible seasons because in,
12:44that's a few years back, but 2023-2024, a couple of seasons ago, he did play 76 games
12:50in the regular season.
12:51Yeah, and he gave him 24 and 12 and a half forwards per game.
12:53The next season he played 51, but part of that is he was traded to Dallas.
12:56Right.
12:57I don't remember whether it was shut down or not.
12:59Yeah, he was hurt.
13:00He was injured.
13:00And then, you know, last season was, last season was a shot.
13:04Let's be real.
13:05The guy had like a pinky here in Washington and they wouldn't let him on the court.
13:10But the caller makes a good point.
13:12I mean, all right, you're going to throw that 23-24 season where he played 76, but, you
13:16know, since he's played, since 2017, 2018, that season, he has had one year where he's
13:23played 70 games.
13:24He just doesn't play full seasons.
13:28Yeah, but you know that going in when you acquire him.
13:30It's not like Will Dawkins didn't know that he's had a history of being fragile.
13:34That is true.
13:35When he was acquired.
13:36But I can understand why some fans would feel that way.
13:38Sure.
13:39You're hesitant at points.
13:41Now, Trey Young, I mean, since they just gave him $200 million, he's not going anywhere.
13:45No.
13:45Well, he's here for short to long term.
13:50But I don't know.
13:51I don't know what's going to happen with Anthony Davis.
13:53I mean, but like I said, if I know a guy doesn't want to be here and maybe he knew
13:59that before
14:00he made the deal and then it was just in their vision, they just said, all right, we're going
14:06to acquire him because we know we can get something for him.
14:08Yeah.
14:09I would definitely make that deal.
14:10I don't care what you get for him.
14:11Let's go to Sean in Columbia online, too.
14:14Sean, you're on with the Junkies.
14:15Good morning.
14:16Hey, guys.
14:17Thanks for taking my call.
14:19Lurch, I'm kind of with you, man.
14:20If I'm Will Dawkins, I'm saying, okay, you want a new contract, come out and ball with
14:25us.
14:25Show us, you know, we have some equity in you.
14:28If not, we haven't lost anything.
14:30We'll just sit in street clothes for the next two years.
14:34Well, that's his nickname, right?
14:36Charles Barkley calls him street clothes.
14:38I would think if Anthony Davis wants a new deal, he would at least go out there and, you
14:44know, if he knows he's going to be on the roster for 30 or 40 games, go out there and
14:48prove that you're worth an extension.
14:51Because if you're not, I don't know what team's going to give you an extension beyond 120 million
14:56bucks to earn the extension.
14:58You can't just sit there and say, give me an extension or I won't play for you.
15:03If I'm Will Dawkins, I'll say, okay, I'll find your next destination as soon as I can.
15:07I'm not giving him an extension.
15:08He's 33 now.
15:10Correct.
15:10He's got two more years.
15:11I'm not going to extension past 35.
15:13No, I agree.
15:14Put up or shut up.
15:15And that's what I mean.
15:15Collect your $60 million and be happy.
15:17Come out there and put up, you know, 25 and 12 and prove that you're willing to help this
15:23team get to the postseason.
15:25If not, prove that you're willing to play for another team and you're going to stay healthy.
15:28It must be nice to get paid $58 million and feel like you're underpaid.
15:32Yes.
15:32I mean, I don't know what that feels like.
15:35Under?
15:35How about this?
15:36Yeah.
15:36You'll never know.
15:37I'll never know what that feels like.
15:38Well, he's also underworked.
15:39Yes.
15:39Well, he's all of those things.
15:41A lot of unders with Anthony Davis.
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