NBA Trade Odds: Mavs Favored to Make Deal for Raptors’ Pascal Siakam

As NBA trade smoke continues to rise, the Dallas Mavericks have emerged as the betting odds favorite to land Toronto Raptors’ Pascal Siakam before the Feb. 8 deadline.

Dalton Trigg | Jan 9, 2024

NBA Trade Odds: Mavs Favored to Make Deal for Raptors’ Pascal Siakam /

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NBA trade rumors and speculation are heating up, and the Dallas Mavericks have already been linked to several players as they pursue a frontcourt upgrade.

One of the players the Mavs have registered interest in is Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam, who is a two-time All-Star and NBA champion. Under normal circumstances, Dallas might not have the trade ammo to pull off such a deal, but the 29-year-old versatile wing is set to be an unrestricted free agent in six months, meaning he could essentially leave the Raptors with them getting nothing in return.

According to Bodog.eu, the Mavs are the favorites to land Siakam in a trade if the Raptors decide to move on from him before the deadline. Dallas has the top odds at +150, followed by the Memphis Grizzlies at +250 and the Indiana Pacers at +450.

Siakam would be a seamless fit next to the star backcourt duo of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, as well as rookie big man Dereck Lively II in the frontcourt. Through 36 games this season, Siakam is averaging 22.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists while shooting 52.3 percent overall and 29.7 percent from deep.

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According to a report from Yahoo Sports’ Jake Fischer, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Richaun Holmes are the two players the Mavs are shopping the most as trade calls continue to take place. One would have to think that there would been some draft compensation involved if Hardaway and Holmes end up being the salary filler for a Siakam trade.

Mavs GM Nico Harrison has proven that he’s not shy when it comes to making trades. He’s pulled off big deals in each of the previous two seasons, and it wouldn’t be a shock to us if he did so again this time around as Dallas tried to solidify its standing as a title contender in the Western Conference.

Published Jan 9, 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.