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.

Exploring what a Luka Doncic-Anthony Edwards trade between the Mavericks and Timberwolves could've looked like before his move to the Lakers.

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.