But thats all this is: speculation. The Warriors have not engaged the Wizards and the sides havent had substantive talks about Anthony Davis,according toasourcewithknowledgeof the Warriors offseason direction. Wizards general manager Will Dawkins has also sought to shut down traderumorsin public interviews.San Francisco StandardMore on Anthony Davis: Recent HoopsHype RumorsUnderdog NBA: Shams on LeBron: "My sources tell me that LeBron James, his agent Rich Paul they're not waiting for another domino right now. They're not waiting for Anthony Davis to get traded anywhere, they're not waiting for anyone else to move around anywhere." 7/23/2026 x.comHeat Central: Sources tell me LeBron James, his agent Rich Paul, theyre not waiting for another domino right now. Theyre not waiting for Anthony Davis to get traded. CLE, MIA, GSW, PHI, MIN, theyre set. Those are the teams. This is going to be based on happiness, chance to contend for a championship, join a culture 7/23/2026 x.comLeBron Jamescould sign with theMiami Heatsince theCleveland CavaliersandGolden State Warriorsare notinterestedin acquiringAnthony Davisfrom theWashington Wizards,sourcestoldDallas Hoops Journal. 7/23/2026 Dallas Hoops JournalKlutch is trying to get AD to Cleveland or Golden State, asourcetoldDallas Hoops Journal. Neither team wants to do it. Miami is the frontrunner now. Giannis and Bam have been in LeBrons ear nonstop. Davis, who played with James on theLos Angeles Lakers, becomes extension-eligible on August 6. Neither the Warriors nor the Cavaliers want to pay Davis max money,sourcessaid, making a trade unlikely. 7/23/2026 Dallas Hoops JournalKlutch Sports Group, led byRich Paul, thought it would be super easy to get the Cavaliers or Warriors to trade for Davis,sourcessaid. Since thats not the case, the Heat have emerged as the leader to sign James since Miami doesnt have to trade for Davis. The team already has Antetokounmpo and Adebayo and strong role players inAndrew Wiggins,Davion Mitchell,Bobby PortisandTim Hardaway Jr. 7/23/2026 Dallas Hoops JournalThat said, Anthony Davis is no guarantee to stay on the floor either, so it'd be understandable if the Warriors aren't all sold on adding him to the mix. As far as I'veheard, there aren't any other teams pursuing LeBron that haveinterestin Davis either. That should come as no surprise given that Davis has appeared in just 47 games per season since winning the 2020 title, his jump shot has abandoned him, he isn't the all-world defender he was in his prime, and he still doesn't want to play center. 7/23/2026 Yahoo! SportsThe popular theory around the league is that LeBron has been slow-playing his decision to see if any of his suitors could find a way to land Irving or Davis. If a team proved capable of acquiring one of his championship teammates, sources say, it might sway him in that direction. 7/22/2026 Yahoo! SportsWith fellow star Anthony Davis extension-eligible August 6th, the Wizards plan to have extension talks with the 33-year-old, 10-time All-Star forward, league sources told HoopsHype. The Golden State Warriors have expressed trade interest in Davis. Yet, Washington has rebuffed such inquiries to this point, putting a major wrench in Golden States dream scenario of pairing Davis with free agent target LeBron James in the Bay Area. 7/22/2026 HoopsHypeScotto: Have you talked to Anthony Davis about extending and being with you in Washington long-term? Young: Im not going to tease him about that (an extension). Hes earned multiple extensions. Thats the thing about the NBA. Weve got our own lives going on. The last thing were talking about is what were making. I dont really think about it too much. I know what Ive got to do and what I want to do with this team, and I hope to turn it back around. Thats all I care about. Whenever I do that, a winner will be standing. Ive learned that recency bias is a real thing. 7/22/2026 HoopsHypeNBA Courtside: PJ Tucker says LeBron James is going to Golden State: I like Bron in Golden State its going to be tough. Oh my god. AD about to get out of Washington. They going to get AD. AD and Bron to Golden State. Whats up. (Via @club520podcast) 7/21/2026 x.comThis article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Warriors have not engaged the Wizards about Anthony Davis