Jake Fischer：消息人士透露，开拓者在本赛季期间也曾联系独行侠，试探其是否有意接收以格兰特为核心附加选秀权作为补偿的交易方案，以换取安东尼·戴维斯。然而独行侠当时并未选择得到这位合同还剩两年半且薪金高昂的球员，反而将戴维斯送往华盛顿。在和华盛顿的交易中独行侠获得的未来选秀权回报虽不丰厚，但迅速从球队薪资表中清除了三份沉重合同。

Sources say that the Blazers also contacted Dallas during the season to gauge the Mavericks' interest in a Grant-centric package sweetened with draft capital in exchange for Anthony Davis. Rather than trade for a player with 2 1/2 pricy seasons remaining on his contract at that point, Dallas shipped Davis to Washington in a deal that featured a modest return in terms of future draft picks but swiftly removed three burdensome contracts (Davis, D'Angelo Russell and Jaden Hardy) from the Mavericks' payroll.