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Three Reasons the Mavs Traded Anthony Davis โ€” and Why Bad Teams Stay Bad

But did Dallas really have to trade AD? And why did the Wizards want him?

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Jeremias Engelmann
Feb 05, 2026
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The AD era in Dallas lasted one year. (Chris Gardner/Getty Images)

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Basketball analyst. Creator of ESPN's Real Plus-Minus. Formerly with the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks
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