Mavs' Pascal Siakam Trade Interest 'Overstated'; Who Tops Dallas' PF Wish List?

The Dallas Mavericks have expressed some interest in trading for Toronto Raptors' star power forward Pascal Siakam, but a new report from Marc Stein suggests that Luka Doncic's team might actually be looking elsewhere for an upgrade at the four.

Dalton Trigg | Jan 1, 2024

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On Sunday, a Toronto Raptors insider reported that the Dallas Mavericks, as well as the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks, are "likely" to pursue star forward Pascal Siakam as the Feb. 8 trade deadline gets closer.

However, a new report on Monday from NBA insider Marc Stein suggests that we should perhaps pump the brakes on the Siakam-to-Dallas idea for now. The Mavs do have interest in the two-time All-Star, and they do plan to pursue an upgrade at their starting power forward position, but Siakam might not be a the top of Dallas' wishlist.

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“The Dallas Mavericks have indeed registered some exploratory trade interest in Siakam, league sources say, but one source over the weekend described their interest to me as overstated," Stein wrote. "The Mavericks are indeed hoping to upgrade at the four spot, I’m told, but my sense is Siakam is not atop their wish list.”

With that being said, one has to wonder who could be at the top of that wish list? Could it be Golden State Warriors' four-time champion Draymond Green? After all, Dallas is the betting-odds favorite to land him if the Warriors do decide to trade him. How about Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen, Portland Trail Blazers' Jerami Grant or Charlotte Hornets' P.J. Washington?

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There are plenty of options for the Mavs to look through on the trade market this season, and based on what we're hearing so far, it looks like we could be getting some decent activity from GM Nico Harrison for the third consecutive year. Some of those options available aren't as good as Siakam, but they could still be upgrades while also being more affordable.

Published Jan 1, 2024

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.