Dallas Mavericks: Ex-Lakers Guard Suggested as a Trade Piece to Pair With Anthony Davis

Pairing Ball with AD would make things easy for the big man. The former lottery pick loves to get his teammates involved and makes sure the star players he’s with are getting easy buckets.

“I would just say… he’s an interesting name that we need to keep on the radar,” Stein suggested.

There’s alos history between the two. The Los Angeles Lakers traded Ball, including other players and picks, to the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019 for AD. It will come full circle if the Bulls opt to move the veteran guard this summer.

However, one thing to take note about is that Ball is often injured. The point guard missed the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons because of a nagging knee injury. Paired with Davis’ injuries, pairing them wouldn’t be the best move.

Dallas Mavericks center linked to a Western Conference team

The Golden State Warriors were eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves earlier this week. One of the reasons why they couldn’t last in the postseason was because of their lack of a true big man. Entering the offseason, the Warriors are rumored to be on the market to address their frontcourt problems.

One name that has been linked to the Warriors is Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford. Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report linked the two in his latest piece.

“Should the Warriors try attacking this issue, they’ll either seek out another stretch center (Quinten Post was hugely helpful when making shots but unplayable when he wasn’t) or a bouncy big who can crush lob passes and protect the paint at the other end. Gafford could ace the latter role,” Buckley wrote.

Gafford has one year left in his three-year, $40 million deal. If the Dallas Mavericks aren’t looking to extend him, they could fix a trade package for him to go to the Warriors.