Daniel Gafford’s trade market is heating up, with Atlanta, Boston, and Indiana emerging as serious suitors ahead of the deadline.

A three-team, five-player NBA trade proposal sending Daniel Gafford and Klay Thompson to the Golden State Warriors and Jonathan Kuminga to the Dallas Mavericks has been created.

Rebounding has been a huge issue for the Boston Celtics this season. As such, a trade for Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford makes too much sense.

Gafford (ankle) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Jazz. Gafford will hit the sidelines for the second leg of a back-to-back, and for now, he should be considered questionable for Saturday's rematch with Utah. Dwight Powell will have the opportunity to start with Gafford unavailable and Moussa Cisse could see an uptick in minutes.

Anthony Davis trade rumors will always dominate the headline space. Even after the Hawks traded Trae Young to the Washington Wizards, his name keeps popping up as a possible “replacement star” for Atlanta to chase.

I was told this week, for example, that Indiana has called Atlanta on Onyeka Okongwu in addition to its previously reported interest in players such as Dallas' Daniel Gafford and the (perceived as much harder-to-get) Ivica Zubac of the LA Clippers. Another name on Indiana's list, sources say, is Pelicans center Yves Missi.

The Dallas Mavericks have long been rumored to be exploring trades for star big man Anthony Davis ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline, but it sounds like two of their top veterans are drawing interest from around the league as well.

If the Celtics truly have interest in Gafford, they will have some competition for his services if the Mavs are even open to dealing him.

The Dallas Mavericks are getting trade calls on Daniel Gafford and Naji Marshall, according to NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line. “League sources