Trade & FA 2025-26: Free Agency Starts 5pm CST/6pm EST

[KillerLeft]

Oh no...

[Lewenberg] The Toronto Raptors have shown “exploratory interest” in Anthony Davis with their trade package likely being built around RJ Barrett, Jakob Poeltl, and two or three first-round draft picks.

This is AWESOME! This is the nudge ATL needs to cough up whatever it is they're currently trying to protect from the deal. Some think it's the New Orleans pick, and maybe they're right, maybe they're wrong, but this should give Dallas even more leverage than they already have in the wake of that Trae Young trade. The timing of it screams negotiation through the media.

An interesting aspect of this: ATL and TOR were the two teams who duked it out recently to get Brandon Ingram. I can honestly see that episode still being stuck in ATL's craw a little.