Anthony Davis' Wizards Future Clarified by Rich Paul amid Warriors, NBA Trade Rumors

Anthony Davis' agent is shutting down the idea of the 10-time NBA All-Star getting traded by the Washington Wizards this offseason.

On the Game Over podcast on Friday, Klutch Sports Group CEO Rich Paul was asked if Davis is going to play for the Wizards this coming season, to which Paul responded, "Yeah, why wouldn't he?"

When co-host Max Kellerman followed up by asking Paul if there is "something in the works" regarding a potential trade, Paul said, "I don't know anything about that."

Despite having yet to play a game for the Wizards after getting traded from the Dallas Mavericks to Washington last season, AD has been the subject of some trade rumors.

Most notably, ESPN's Shams Charania (h/t ESPN's Anthony Slater) reported last week that the Golden State Warriors were planning a pursuit of both Davis and LeBron James this offseason.

James and Davis teamed for several years with the Los Angeles Lakers and won a championship together in 2020, but L.A. dealt Davis to Dallas as part of the Luka Doncic trade during the 2024-25 season.

Given their success as teammates and the fact that both of them are represented by Klutch Sports Group, it is widely assumed that James wouldn't mind joining forces with Davis once again.

However, the Wizards reportedly aren't open to sending Davis away in order to make it happen.

ESPN Andscape's Marc J. Spears reported last week that the Wizards aren't interested in trading AD and aren't listening to trade offers involving him.

Davis, 33, is among the best big men of his era and a potential future Hall of Famer with career averages of 24.0 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.3 blocks and 1.3 steals per game.

Injuries have long been an issue for him, though, and they limited him to just 20 games played last season.

Davis did not play at all after the Wizards acquired him from the Mavs, but it was a move made for the 2026-27 and beyond, much like the acquisition of guard Trae Young from the Atlanta Hawks.

The Wizards have the makings of being one of the most-improved teams in the NBA next season with a core of Davis, Young, 2024 No. 2 overall pick Alex Sarr and 2026 No. 1 overall pick AJ Dybantsa.

Although injuries could derail things, a largely healthy Wizards squad with AD in the middle has a chance to make some noise in the Eastern Conference despite coming off three consecutive sub-20-win seasons.