Antonio Davis Quotes

My decision leaving the Nuggets was based on the organization not saying they had the cap room to sign me.

Two of the most difficult parts of our business is trades and when a player leaves.

It's just part of the NFL. There's going to be moving parts constantly. There's going to be roster changes. There's going to be coaches going somewhere else.

I've seen players in the past who wanted to stay with their team, and it didn't work out.

One of the things about the NBA is anybody could be traded.

I don't think it's right to think ahead to free agency.

Contracts are not a holy relic in football. You can like this attitude or not, but it's the truth. Sometimes you have to think about if it is meaningful to try out a new impulse.

The timeline is kind of coming to an end as far as leading up to free agency.

My job, when it comes to free agency, trades, is not to pick players, but support the personnel department and the coaching staff. We have to have the financial resources to make things happen and that's my job.

I don't have a no-trade clause. I figure someone is going to pick me up.

I think in the NFL, continuity is something that is helpful, but it's not the end all. In a league where injuries are so prevalent, you're used to guys moving in and out.

We protected Andre Johnson, given him long-term contracts. Brian Cushing's got a long-term contract. Arian Foster. So certain key players, core players, we've tried not to tie them up for a long period of time.

I've seen where teams pay to get a player, like when Los Angeles paid to get Wayne Gretzky.

Pro basketball is a very mercenary endeavor.

Obviously, in the NBA, there's a lot of different decisions that people make. The whole thing in the NBA is that people sometimes have an opportunity to go where they want.

In all my years of baseball, I have always expected to be traded. I never liked the idea.

My last two years at Buffalo, I've had so many trade requests. Rumors every year.

When you go into free agency and have options, any team is up for you to be on - and the Raiders, obviously with me having been there for so long, have a great shot at it.

There's always a possibility that players can come and go when the market opens.

I think people have to realize that - and basketball fans do, Lakers fans do - that we have to operate under the rules of the collective bargaining agreement, which means you can't just go and grab every player that you want.

Our job is to play basketball, not worry about trades.

You don't want to get to the point where you play out your contract and you get to those complicated situations where they can put the franchise tag on you and things like that.

It's not very wise to keep a player who has just one year left on his contract and really wants to leave.

The franchise tag, it's a one-year deal. I would like a little bit more stability.

Every player looks forward to free agency.