The month of December has not been kind to the Atlanta Hawks, as they’ve done a lot of losing over the course of the past few weeks and have fallen to 10th in the Eastern Conference.

With Dereck Lively II and Dante Exum ruled out for the season, the Mavericks have applied for DPEs worth $3.78 million combined, giving Dallas limited flexibility as injuries continue to mount.

Failing to get a king’s ransom for Davis would again subject Dumont to public ridicule, especially if, say, someone like Zaccharie Risacher, who has been named as a possible sweetener in a potential d...