The Dallas Mavericks have several suitors for Anthony Davis should they decide to move him ahead of the NBA trade deadline in February.

Mark Cuban has denied a rumor that Dallas Mavericks big man Dwight Powell will retire from the NBA after this season. Powell is making $4 million this season in the final year of his contract.

On December 9, ESPN insider Shams Charania reported that the Dallas Mavericks are open to exploring the trade market for multiple core players. League sources told ESPN that Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford, Klay Thompson, and D’Angelo Russell are all being discussed internally.

Nine-time All-Star Dallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving could be dealt to a rival Western Conference squad, per a new trade rumor.

The former Zag took over as the Mavs’ starting point guard six games ago, and he has immediately helped everything click for what had been among the NBA’s most constipated offenses.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks/onsi as Dallas Mavericks named top landing spot for Clippers' Chris Paul.

Two-way guard Ryan Nembhard has provided stability as the Mavericks’ starting point guard, while Cooper Flagg is gaining more confidence as a scorer, evident by his career-high 35 points against the Clippers, which was needed because of Washington’s absence.

Simply put: the Mavericks are too good to tank. This may be seen as a reactionary take, as 5 games is a very small sample size. But it isn’t just the last 5 games.

Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg provided an update on his thumb injury while speaking to reporters on Tuesday.