The obvious, easy, logical KD trade not being discussed ....

[Kidnova]

I don't recall seeing this idea discussed at all, but in some ways it might make a lot of sense.

How about a swap for Kevin Durant, and the Mavs send A Davis?

There's lots of ways to pick this apart, of course, but I can see so many possible pluses that I'm not sure it can be completely dismissed.

1 PHX needs a defender and interior player to complement Booker, while Mavs need a scorer to complement Gaff/Lively/PJW, and a star to carry the load until Kyrie heals.
2 The Mavs glut of non-shooters would be resolved.
3 Kyrie and KD reunited.
4 After July 1, their salaries are almost identical - which is huge trade-match help to both teams.
5 While we presume PHX would trade KD to start a rebuild of sorts and want lots of useful pieces and picks, I can see them valuing AD more highly than KD (and if we had a good negotiator, Mavs might be the ones getting extra assets in such a swap).
6 Yes, KD is older by 5 years, which matters. But who will have more impact over the next several years? And perhaps the difference in ages is the part of the deal that lands extra assets for DAL. (One disclaimer on this point - in looking at PHX lack of picks and considering their other players, are there any real assets to be had? Although they have a MASSIVE payroll, they don't have much value to show for it -- their cupboard is really really bare.)

Thoughts?

I don't see any way that AD is not a Mav next season so long as Nico is the GM.  He has hitched his cart to that horse and to change course would be admitting failure, which is something of which he's incapable.