Rich Paul used his podcast Game Over with Max and Rich to debunk rumors that he requested the Anthony Davis trade. Paul disagreed with last week’s reports demanding Davis be traded within the week.
“That thing was put together. This is the power of the internet. If you’re wondering why Rich Paul has a podcast, this is part of the reason why,” Paul said, noting that he’s going to podcast responsibly while also taking care of his players.
“The reality is it’s fake news,” Paul said of the trade question report. “When you have a player who’s on a team, it’s not like you want guys to move just to be moved. If a guy is happy where he is, great. You care about people’s families, you care about the guy’s well-being, and you care if they’re happy. From a business perspective, you want guys to get paid. I really don’t care where the money comes from, the money for me can come from the 31st team in the NBA. As long as my guy gets paid.” is in a position to get paid, that’s all I want to do… The idea that I don’t want a player somewhere, that’s not true.’
According to various reports, the Dallas Mavericks and Davis were both open to trades. Davis would like a contract extension this offseason, and Dallas may not be willing to give the veteran big man a max extension. That could lead to a situation where Davis is traded to a team willing to extend him.
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