That team was the Minnesota Timberwolves, with Dallas checking Minnesota’s temperature on a Doncic for Anthony Edwards trade, reports Sam Amick of The Athletic. “League sources tell The Athletic that the Mavericks and Timberwolves informally discussed the prospect of swapping Dončić for 23-year-old,

Weeks before trading Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package headlined by Anthony Davis, Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison reached out to the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to The Athletic's Sam Amick.

A report said the Mavericks reached out to the Wolves before their blockbuster trade with the Lakers. Let’s use that as a thought experiment.