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Siakam Trade ‘Inevitable’: Mavs to Get Capela?

According to a new report, the Toronto Raptors trading Pascal Siakam is now viewed as being ‘inevitable,’ which could mean good things for the Dallas Mavericks.

Dalton Trigg

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NBA offseason transactions have been put on hold for the better part of a month now, but that could change as we get closer to the start of the 2023-24 season.

Star guards Damian Lillard and James Harden have commanded most of the media attention with their trade demands, but NBA reporter Mark Medina, in an interview with Givemesport.com, hinted that Toronto Raptors’ Pascal Siakam might be the first domino to fall.

“It seems inevitable the Toronto Raptors will deal Siakam,” Medina said. “It’s become increasingly clear the Raptors are not currently constructed to become a serious playoff threat. So what’s the point in running on empty calories just to finish in the middle of the standings?”

If the Raptors do decide to trade Siakam, the Dallas Mavericks will certainly be hoping he ends up going to the Atlanta Hawks, assuming there’s no real chance of him ending up in Dallas. If that happens, the Mavs could likely end up getting Hawks veteran big man Clint Capela in a three-team trade. Dallas’ interest in Capela has been well documented.

“It seems unpredictable, however, on when the Raptors trade Siakam,” Medina said. “They expect a strong deal for return in the form of quality rotation players, expiring contracts and draft picks, all qualities that help accelerate a rebuild.”

Nothing has happened yet, but the Mavs are patiently watching and waiting for an opportunity to arise. GM Nico Harrison and company have had a productive offseason after missing the postseason last year, and they’ll be looking to make at least one more move — hopefully before the new season begins.

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DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.

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