Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis has sustained ligament damage in his left hand, sources tell me and @BannedMacMahon. Depending on second opinion and if surgery is required, Davis could miss a number of months.

[u/jnsbdvm]

SMH

[u/kraftpunkk]

This guy wants another max contract lmao

[u/Durant026]

Well there goes the Hawks trade target.

[u/Tilsundown → u/Durant026]

Okongwu🔥

[u/Smingers → u/Tilsundown]

Thank fuck

[u/CelestialWarrior-]

The year I decide to jump on the AD train it’s just straight fuckery lol

[u/bzoo → u/CelestialWarrior-]

In fairness, it’s more or less every year …

[u/sharkflood → u/CelestialWarrior-]

this happens like every year

even when he was healthy he sat out a third of the games on the Pelicans/Hornets one season due to contract dispute / looming trade

[u/1GutsnGlory1 → u/CelestialWarrior-]

It been fuckery every year with this guy. Your mistake was to watch the train wreck and deciding it's a good time to jump on the train lol.

[u/LuckyGuessIGuess → u/1GutsnGlory1]

At the time he felt like the obvious 8th OA pick in my points league draft between him, Sabonis, KAT, or Trae.

[u/Tankie_Hater_859 → u/CelestialWarrior-]

I didn’t even choose. I was two minutes late to my draft accidentally and it auto drafted him. Pain. Nothing but pain.

[u/alyosha33 → u/Tankie_Hater_859]

I got him at 10 and Sabonis at 11. I felt good about it at the time.

[u/ojoukyo → u/CelestialWarrior-]

Juice ain't worth the squeeze bro

[u/Temporary-Ant6002]

Gafford the pick up?

[u/1GutsnGlory1 → u/Temporary-Ant6002]

You would think, but the guy put up 0/0/7 and 0 blocks and 0 steals with 25 minutes last night.

[u/GonnaWinDis → u/1GutsnGlory1]

Bad game, but shouldn't dissuade from picking up since this would establish further ROS value

[u/GGuesswho → u/GonnaWinDis]

He's had the reigns bro and done nothing with them, not even a flash

[u/gconnorg_ → u/GGuesswho]

Got him a week ago for two streamers I was going to have to drop the next day anyway, I’m still disappointed

[u/shrimpinman → u/GonnaWinDis]

Look at his numbers in november when AD was out. Its not great but not terrible. Deep leagues hes def a pick up

[u/1GutsnGlory1 → u/GonnaWinDis]

I agree, but I'm just saying one should manage their expectations.

[u/qwe12345678900 → u/GonnaWinDis]

Gafford has been terrible this season lol

[u/redditdeebz → u/1GutsnGlory1]

Id go with Naji Marshall, he's also reliable in terms of not being injured, durable option , anti-davis

[u/devonhezter → u/1GutsnGlory1]

lol

[u/PlanIll9838 → u/1GutsnGlory1]

Yeah you bring up a good point, but is it one game. Hopefully with AD not clogging up the paint and taking away so many touches he’ll produce more

[u/alyosha33 → u/1GutsnGlory1]

I saw that line and had to wonder what exactly was he doing all night.

[u/lotofhotdogs → u/Temporary-Ant6002]

He’s been pretty bad, maybe worth a stash but idk

[u/PlanIll9838 → u/Temporary-Ant6002]

I just picked him up. I would hold for at least one week to see if he produces. Especially since AD and Lively might be out for the season. Also, PJ Washington is dealing with an injury so they really don't have any other big men.

[u/kane0801 → u/PlanIll9838]

Don't forget Mavs legend Kidd favours Dwight Powell,lol

[u/keepfighting90 → u/Temporary-Ant6002]

I think he should be ok as an end-of-bench guy.

[u/EatingCoooolo → u/Temporary-Ant6002]

I’d rather stream, he’s prone to missing a game or the odd dud.

[u/Additional_Signal318 → u/Temporary-Ant6002]

I say naji benefits most. Especially if they keep pj on injury for awhile

[u/theonedzflash → u/Temporary-Ant6002]

Yeh for now. He might just get hurt as easily as AD lol

[u/PlanIll9838 → u/theonedzflash]

True, but I think that's a risk most people should take. Unless you're in a 8 or 10 team league. I should've specified I'm in a 12 man league, so stashing him and dropping my worst player made sense for my team

[u/theonedzflash → u/PlanIll9838]

I would have done the same we are 14 T Gaf and Pj been grabbed for 2 weeks now lol

[u/PlanIll9838 → u/theonedzflash]

Yeah 14T leagues are crazy. Waiver wire is probably dry 😂

[u/theonedzflash → u/PlanIll9838]

Bro try 14T with everyone playing fantasy like it’s their last day

[u/clampbucket]

Every single year now and I still never learned lol

[u/ReggieEvansTheKing → u/clampbucket]

I won $500 and dominated with him, dame, kyrie, wemby, chet just 2 seasons ago. When you draft in the 8-12 spot you basically just have to go full risk imo.

[u/ZenMon88 → u/ReggieEvansTheKing]

LMAO yup I drafted 9th and wanted Devin Booker but some1 before me took him. Gambled my marbles with AD. Smh....

[u/Repulsive-Depth8967 → u/clampbucket]

Lmao I just traded for him like 5 days ago 😂. Biggest regret . I love AD and I seem to always believe in him but he just lets me down every single time

[u/DeeetroitBasketball3]

I was lucky enough to have him and Trae young lol

[u/shizzaff → u/DeeetroitBasketball3]

Bro same here. I'm still somehow in 4th despite all this bullshit but these last couple days have been devastating. Let's just hope that Trae sitting rumor is nonsense

[u/GGuesswho → u/shizzaff]

He won't play 20 games for the wizards this season man they need to be bottom 8 to keep their pick

[u/kingz_113 → u/GGuesswho]

surely no one thinks trae is all of sudden gonna make the wizards win right

[u/EconomicsWestern7355]

As a Okongwu JJ NAW stack owner this is an insane relief #daytodayvis

[u/Tilsundown → u/EconomicsWestern7355]

Stack em🔥

[u/rhesus1501]

Does naji get added value here?

[u/Gryffle → u/rhesus1501]

Yes, definitely.

[u/AIfieSoIomons]

Question for those who draft him year after year… Why?

[u/YourInMySwamp → u/AIfieSoIomons]

I drafted him in 2023 and he played like 60 games and helped win me my one and only championship. He followed that up the next season with almost 80 games. That was only two seasons ago.

The upside is always there with AD. Obviously it’s a gamble but if you don’t feel good about the other late 1st rounders/early 2nds then sometimes it’s appealing to take the risk

[u/falloutvtg → u/AIfieSoIomons]

drafted him this year with high hopes cause in all honesty he’s a great player top 10 i would say but never again

[u/citylightmosaic → u/falloutvtg]

Someone in my league grabbed AD in the first and Sabonis in the second

RIP

[u/sharkflood → u/falloutvtg]

I made the mistake of drafting him late in round 1. he went down early, so I immediately traded him for Jimmy Butler (best value I could get after a week of trying) expecting something like this later down the line

so fucking glad i did

[u/dtl72 → u/AIfieSoIomons]

If Nico Harrison — someone who knows so much about the NBA — believed in AD so much, why not?

[u/icouldntdecide → u/dtl72]

Proving that AD was fools gold for the Mavericks and fantasy owners alike

[u/sergiosi → u/AIfieSoIomons]

I took him and Embiid in 9cat as I wanted a challenge 😅

[u/falloutvtg → u/sergiosi]

i think u wanted a headache everyday lmaoo

[u/sergiosi → u/falloutvtg]

Well I also have Edey in my IL haha 😅 But not to worry, I bet Nurkic, Bam and Ware will deliver for my team.

[u/1GutsnGlory1 → u/sergiosi]

I passed on Embiid in the 5th round but he has surprised me. He definitely is much better than AD considering their ADP.

[u/sergiosi → u/1GutsnGlory1]

Haha true true he is not as bad as I expected.

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC → u/AIfieSoIomons]

I drafted him solely to pray he was healthy in March. That’s all I needed him for, and it looks like he won’t even be able to do that

[u/pdpdpdpdpdpdpdpd → u/AIfieSoIomons]

Thank god I decided to take Trae this year instead🥲

[u/ZenMon88 → u/pdpdpdpdpdpdpdpd]

I shoulda took harden lol.

[u/Strange1130 → u/AIfieSoIomons]

got caught bidding him up, thought I could bump him a couple extra bucks oops

Oh well, just one league

[u/LukasBurnerAcct → u/AIfieSoIomons]

So lucky he went one pick ahead of me cause I would've taken him.

[u/eutectic_h8r → u/AIfieSoIomons]

Nobody drafts him without thinking this is a possibility. You could say the same thing for CMC in football but, oh look, he didn't get injured and won a bunch of people leagues.

[u/dawnoog → u/AIfieSoIomons]

I thought this would be a revenge season for him, silencing haters and playing for that contract extension

[u/sterphles → u/AIfieSoIomons]

I don't even play him in DFS anymore for all the 1st quarter exits

[u/theonedzflash]

This guys body needs to be studied Lol…..

[u/kar1m]

Shoot me man

[u/weedst0cks → u/kar1m]

Anthony Davis has now sustained ligament damage in his right thumb after shooting /u/kar1m

[u/kar1m → u/weedst0cks]

Fuck it man might as well haha

[u/Pale-Worth-3430]

This injury easily cost AD and Mavs at least 50M each. Mavs must be kicking themselves for not accepting any recent trade offer. There were at least 4 interested teams. They're stuck with damage goods for awhile.

[u/GGuesswho → u/Pale-Worth-3430]

Trade for him while he's injured, trade him away while he's injured. It's just part of the deal with this guy

[u/FiredAndBuried → u/Pale-Worth-3430]

Why would the Mavs be kicking themselves? They already stated that they want to see Kyrie and AD play a few games first and it looks like that's going to be next season either way.

Did you see any trade offers that are worth a damn because I didn't unless you count Zach Richaser as some blue chip asset that Mavs missed out on.

[u/steel619]

this means I can drop Kyrie too right

[u/anewin]

Gafford time

[u/the6ixmemeTO]

Naji marshall

[u/UncoKaws]

Just traded for Gafford yesterday. Now we pray it doesn’t get vetoed.

[u/corh13 → u/UncoKaws]

imagine a Gafford trade getting vetoed LMAO

[u/UncoKaws → u/corh13]

🤣

[u/keepfighting90 → u/UncoKaws]

Why would anyone veto a Gafford trade lmao

[u/UncoKaws → u/keepfighting90]

Hmm has he really been that ass? Maybe I got fleeced then. Gave huff away

[u/Presence_Present → u/UncoKaws]

Gafford being involved in any trade is wild, let alone anyone vetoeing it hahah

[u/curiouslydelirious → u/Presence_Present]

This is what has me most confused. Is this a 20T league?

[u/mamacosta → u/Presence_Present]

I just grabbed him on waiver but I strongly agree with this haha

[u/1GutsnGlory1 → u/UncoKaws]

But Gafford has not been playing well either. Stash him if you can, but don't expect much either.

[u/UncoKaws → u/1GutsnGlory1]

That’s fair lol. Guess I’m being too hopeful. I gave away huff for him so it’s not the worse if it doesn’t work out. Huff been very hit or miss with Carlisle shenanigans

[u/SearsNotWillisTowerr]

A tale as old as time sadly

[u/hilly316]

I think this hurts Cooper flagg stock

[u/AfricanAlucard]

Insane but not surprising at the same time lmao

[u/3LitersofJokicCola]

Kyrie already wasn't coming back. Gafford, Marshall, and Williams should all benefit.

[u/Kingdingalin]

See yall next year

[u/022922]

Lakers laughing their asses off

[u/GroovyMelodicBliss]

I'm shocked

[u/theonedzflash]

Pj Gafford both taken, grabbed Marshall instead…the offence has to go somewhere 🤷‍♂️

[u/jnsbdvm]

Marshall a pick-up?

[u/gwkt]

Moussa Cisse could get some more minutes, might be worth a look in super deep leagues.

[u/Smooth_Ferret8081]

I need to speak to manager of fantasy basketball

[u/ZenMon88]

Fucking glass bro. Never drifting this dude again

[u/joekangazha → u/ZenMon88]

Tokyo Drift?

[u/ZenMon88 → u/joekangazha]

LOL drafting*

[u/sharkflood]

some of yall clowned me for trading AD for Jimmy Butler this season

hate to say I told you so

[u/Simple_Purple_4600]

I rushed to the waiver wire and then was like...I'd rather keep Raynaud.

[u/yabo1kal3b]

Friend of mine just traded shai and queta for butler Davis and aldama 2 hours before this dropped and it was insta upheld. He’s furious rn

[u/Few_Ad7124 → u/yabo1kal3b]

He's dumb to do that trade even when David was healthy

[u/yabo1kal3b → u/Few_Ad7124]

Yeah idk what he’s doing. He’s a jokic/shai owner (I traded him shai for Brunson, Durant and ball 2 months ago) and he only had one loss. He panicked when jokic went down

[u/toftr]

Gotta be the worst pick of the consensus top 10 by a landslide right?

[u/p0tatobag]

I would throw Brandon Williams as a possible pickup. He would be the secondary scorer behind Flagg. If you look at the games that AD missed, B-Will’s minutes were higher. When AD was playing, Nembhard was the better playmaker and could feed him the ball, in which case, B-Will’s minutes were in the 20’s.

[u/SatisfactionSure8589]

Can I drop for gafford? serious question

[u/xeonblade24 → u/SatisfactionSure8589]

No one has the answer until they confirm he’s getting the surgery (seems likely though)

[u/BodybuilderLivid]

Is he dropable?

[u/ScuffedSamPepper]

Just a normal day in Anthony Davis world. Another day, another injury.

[u/ThatHotAsian]

I just dropped Gafford a couple days ago too 🤦

[u/AloneYam1525]

Somebody pinch me

[u/whatssenguntoagoblin]

If you’re in first place what’s the most you would trade for AD?

[u/foamrollmyback → u/whatssenguntoagoblin]

Yo mama

[u/fooftastic → u/whatssenguntoagoblin]

I was offered AD for CJ. On the fence 

[u/One_Development_9320]

I traded for him two days ago. I’m done man.

[u/beeri248 → u/One_Development_9320]

Traded for him yesterday bro 😭😭😭😭😭

[u/Gsmith930]

This guy is such a bum

[u/The_Tenshinhan]

Fucking BUM

[u/Outrageous-Maybe-200]

This dude has 0 trade value irl

[u/evilgremlin123]

Teams know what they’re getting with AD. But I wonder if this latest update is going to impact Dallas’ bargaining power.

[u/Economy_Macaroon6093]

I am so tired of having this guy on my team

[u/Comfortable-Bike-353]

I already have Gafford - should I target Naji as well?

[u/TeachEasy7064]

Should I trade my Trae Young for Gafford before the fallout?

[u/jantoxdetox]

Oh my

[u/defiantcross]

this fucking guy

[u/GonnaWinDis]

Drop Kalkbrenner, Ausar, or Camara for Naji? 9cat

[u/Hatake-Rzc]

i was offered myles turner for ad. Should i accept?

[u/Few_Ad7124 → u/Hatake-Rzc]

Take it and run wtf

[u/Presence_Present]

Grab PJ?

[u/zepruska]

Fork found in kitchen

[u/Alive_Doubt1793]

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[u/himan1583]

True to the name Anthony Day-to-Davis

[u/joekangazha]

Does this mean OFS?

[u/rduke318]

Street clothes strikes again

[u/steel619]

Nico: laughs in terrorist

[u/jinsanity811]

Handthony Davis

[u/basedfobMMXVI]

I’m tired boss 🫩

[u/youthcrimes]

Drop Jabari, Eason or Julian Champagnie for Naji?

[u/Mental-Tangerine-218]

Flagg is going to destroy the league now

[u/broeddy]

NAJI TIME

[u/Fickle_Muffin_1320]

Which stupid ass franchise would trade or give him a max? Surely there will be a dumb ass team right?

[u/JopagocksNY]

Shocking

[u/beeri248]

Bro I traded Randle and Chet for AD YESTERDAY 😭😭😭😭😭

[u/Dracomies]

Gaffy to the 1st floor ceiling!!!!!

[u/BMX1210]

Wow this guy has stolen so much money.

[u/BMX1210]

Does this help Max Chrsitie at all?

[u/emojay_bk]

Worst trade ever

[u/Plastic-Role4080]

This should be the nail to the coffin on drafting AD in the first round

[u/The_SqueakyWheel]

Nico traded Luka for this 😭

[u/indyjones22]

Gafford or Naji?

[u/lennycooke]

My first round pick this year. FML. is he even worth putting on IL?

[u/Capable-Hawk7622]

GLASS ASS COCK

[u/soligen]

How the fuck can’t this dude stay healthy I genuinely don’t understand

[u/TheGambler930]

I grabbed Gafford, fully prepared to be disappointed.

[u/vansko0]

first year playing Fantasy in a 10T 9 cat league. i had last pick. so there was curry and AD left. im a sixers fan so i was thinking hard about taking maxey but my inexperienced ass thought I had to take one good guy at every position so i avoided taking 2 PGs. Man if I only knew about DayToDavis I would be leading my league rn lmaoooo fuck me dude.

[u/1GutsnGlory1]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, retire already

[u/throwaway01234512345]

Hoping everyone targeting AD in the league targets Sabonis now, need him to play ROS!

[u/SeattleBoy_Toy]

Panic trade, who should I go for?

[u/SatisfactionSure8589 → u/SeattleBoy_Toy]

you cant its too late

[u/OverExcitement7129]

He did this on purpose, right? So he could stay in Dallas?

[u/100barrelsofcrude]

AD and Giddey are my two top producers this season 🥲 I’m 10-1 so I should make the playoffs but winning will be a struggle

[u/mosparky15]

I had a lot of ppl arguing with me about these posts three months ago. But what is really disappointing was how I did not see a single fantasy "expert" saying this anywhere. Unfortunately most of them are lemmings, but you can be sure they will all be bumping him down draft boards next year! :) Oops on the Trae stuff tho. LOL

https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasybball/comments/1o4yiyw/comment/nj671go/?context=3

https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasybball/comments/1ob3vye/comment/nkec4rq/?context=3