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Blockbuster Mavericks Trade Idea Pairs Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving With $220 Million All-Star

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Ashish Mathur | Last updated Jun 2, 2025 5:36 PM ET

2025 has been a wild year for the Dallas Mavericks so far. General manager Nico Harrison traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, Kyrie Irving tore his left ACL and the franchise won the NBA Draft Lottery.

The Mavericks are widely expected to draft Duke's Cooper Flagg with the first overall pick in this year's draft. If Dallas selects Flagg, the youngster will join Irving, Anthony Davis and Klay Thompson.

But what if Harrison wants to trade the No. 1 pick for a win-now player? Nothing can be ruled out. After all, Harrison shocked the sports world in February by trading Doncic.

If Harrison wants to trade the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, Andre Snellings of ESPN proposed that the Mavericks make a deal with the Phoenix Suns.

Snellings, an NBA insider for ESPN, proposed the following trade idea between Dallas and Phoenix:

Dallas Mavericks get: Devin Booker, 2025 first-rounder (No. 29), 2028 first-rounder (least favorable of own, Knicks and Wizards), 2029 first-round pick swap (least favorable of Cavs, Timberwolves and Jazz)

Phoenix Suns get: 2025 No. 1 pick, Klay Thompson, P.J. Washington, Naji Marshall and Caleb Martin

This trade idea would pair Davis and Irving with Booker, who signed a four-year, $220 million extension with the Suns in 2022. Booker will make $53.1 million next season.

Davis and Booker were teammates on Team USA last summer. The two stars helped the United States win the gold medal.

A four-time All-Star, Booker appeared in 75 games for the Suns this season. He averaged 25.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.1 assists while shooting 46.1% from the field, 33.2% from 3 and 89.4% from the foul line.

The 28-year-old Booker has career averages of 24.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.2 assists. He scored 70 points against the Boston Celtics during the 2016-17 season.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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