It’s not often that one NBA team roots for another to acquire a two-time All-Star, but a recent report points to the Mavericks’ stepping happily into that role. The desire here for Dallas is to reportedly hop on board in a potential deal and set itself up to land another coveted player in the process.
As longtime NBA reporter Marc Stein revealed in the latest edition of The Stein Line, the Mavericks are both “rooting” for the Hawks to win the Pascal Siakam trade sweepstakes and hoping the deal either includes Clint Capela or sets them up to join as a third team.
The end goal? To acquire a new starting center whom they’ve coveted since at least the 2023 NBA draft.
