Anthony Davis likely won't be in the cards for Golden State.
Throughout this offseason, the Golden State Warriors have made it clear that they want a star player to compliment Steph Curry and Draymond Green and catapult the Warriors into playoff contention at least one more time before the old guard of their latest dynasty called it quits.
That goal has taken on a variety of forms, from the Warriors being heavy candidates for Giannis Antetokounmpo or Kawhi Leonard via trade to the most recent development, that being bringing not just LeBron James in via free agency, but creating a Lakers reunion in Golden State by bringing in Anthony Davis as well.
But after a recent report, it seems like at least one half of that dream scenario for the Warriors won't happen.
According to multiple reports, bringing Davis in to Golden State seems all but impossible. Not only has it been reported that the Warriors have moved on from Davis as a potential target, but the Washington Wizards are reportedly not interested in trading away Davis at all, putting an obvious wrinkle into any plans that the Warriors might have had.
Will LeBron Head North?
Missing out on Davis does create a multitude of issues, though. James had reportedly only been interested in heading to Golden State if the Warriors could bring in both him and Davis and without Davis as past of that equation, it puts the Warriors' chances of signing James into doubt.
That's a major issue for the Warriors, who have made it clear that they're desperate for another superstar to join Curry. Should they truly not be able to put together a package for Davis and the lack of Davis truly affecting James' decision on whether or not to join Golden State, then this offseason will have been a total miss in terms of the Warriors goals.
Uncertainty around James
Of course, missing out on Davis doesn't guarantee that the Warriors will miss out on James, but it does make things more difficult.
The prospect of James and Davis reuniting and doing it on James' longtime rival from countless battles during the 2010s was an idea that had a lot of novelty to it, but it ultimately required too many moving pieces beyond James' own free agency to make happen.
It still remains to be seen if James will be making his way up to Golden State to perform an unprecedented pairing with Curry and Green, but it does look likely that he won't be doing so with Davis.
