5 Dallas Mavericks Trade Targets to Complement Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison already sent the NBA world into chaos by trading Luka Dončić—Luka Dončić!—to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 first-rounder. And you know what? He's not done.

As The Athletic's Christian Clark notes below:

Expecting another blockbuster from these Mavericks is likely a reach. But they have the salary-matching tools and secondary-type assets to get more meaningful deals done ahead of Thursday's 3 p.m. EST deadline.

Three-and-D wings as well as additional creators and shot-makers loom as the team's biggest needs. Let's run through some realistic names who should be on the Mavs' radar.

Ochai Agbaji has come alive for the Toronto Raptors this season. He's canning over 40 percent of his triples and 60 percent of his twos while flying around without the ball, and his defensive workload covers everyone from smaller floor generals to bigger wings and forwards.

Matching Agbaji's $4.3 million is a breeze for the Mavs. Figuring out the right compensation is less so.

Toronto itself isn't teeming with three-and-D wings. Agbaji's extension eligibility this summer could prompt them to consider offers, but Dallas will probably need to dangle one of its available first-rounders and someone like Olivier-Maxence Prosper or Quentin Grimes to have a chance of piquing the Raptors' attention.

Whether the Mavs would go as high as one of those players and, let's say, this year's first is debatable. But that starting point is reasonable enough if Nico Harrison was serious about constructing a team that can remain relevant both now and later.

Bogdan Bogdanović is navigating the least efficient season of his career and has another two years and $32 million left on his contract. Though 2026-27 is a team option, the Atlanta Hawks may be keen on getting the 32-year-old's money off the books or increasing its frontline depth amid Jalen Johnson's latest injury and impending free agency for Larry Nance Jr. and Clint Capela.

Dallas has the incentive—and matching salaries—to roll the dice if the asking price isn't out of control.

Kyrie Irving is, by and large, a good enough primary offensive engine. But the Mavs rank in the 20th percentile of points per possession, including the 38th percentile of half-court efficiency, when playing without both him and Luka Dončić.

Anthony Davis' arrival will not do much to assuage those minutes. And Dallas has already gotten more traction out of Spencer Dinwiddie than it could have imagined. The best version of Bogdanović is someone who can come in and create off the dribble for secondary lineups while filling it up as a tertiary weapon inside core combinations.

Ayo Dosunmu checks more of the Mavs' most pressing boxes than he appears to at first glance.

Consistent perimeter shot-making is not his forte, and at 6'5", he spends more time tackling smaller point-of-attack assignments than actual wings. But he has grown into a pretty reliable secondary creator—he's in the 85th percentile of pick-and-roll scoring efficiency—and unlike Max Christie, can easily slide up on the defensive end to guard 3s and some 4s.

Prying Dosunmu from the Chicago Bulls will come at a medium-sized cost. He is only 25 and remains on the books at a cut rate through 2025-26 ($7.5 million).

Still, the Bulls have seemingly intimated they're prioritizing the bigger picture after trading Zach LaVine and taking on less desirable contracts to regain control over this year's draft pick. A protected first-rounder or package built around Quentin Grimes or Olivier-Maxence Prosper and Philadelphia's 2025 second is a good place for Dallas to start.

De'Andre Hunter does not actualize as much of the "D" in the three-and-D archetype. But his three-point volume and efficiency is a value add, and he has the bandwidth to put the ball on the deck along with the physical profile, at 6'8", to spare P.J. Washington from logging too many true-wing minutes.

Bursting into the Sixth Man of the Year discussion could render Hunter hard to get. Then again, his shot-making has cooled off in recent weeks. And while his contract looks fine now, the two years and $48.2 million remaining after this were tracking toward onerous prior to the 2024-25 campaign.

Attaching Quentin Grimes, Jaden Hardy or Olivier-Maxence Prosper and additional salary is probably where the Mavs should begin their inquiry. Dangling a first-round pick isn't overkill, per se, but Hunter's previously uneven seasons and checkered health bills mandate they protect the hell out of it.

Bringing in another game manager should be seen as a necessity after the Mavs just offloaded one of the most transcendent playmakers in existence. Tre Jones fits the bill...for the most part.

Dallas' frontline may not provide enough spacing at all times to work around the 25-year-old's three-point shooting limitations. But his poise and vision in the lane will be a boon for certain lineups, and he's someone who head coach Jason Kidd can roll out to give Kyrie Irving more time away from the ball.

Jones is an especially intriguing target following his trade to Chicago. He doesn't factor into the Bulls' longer-term plans, and his $9.1 million expiring salary both puts him squarely in "second-round compensation" territory and is one the Mavs can easily match without re-entering the tax.

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