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.

Weeks before Harrison pulled the blockbuster deal that sent Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis, he reportedly called up the T'Wolves to gauge interest in a Luka-for-AntMan swap. That idea was quickly shot down by Minnesota.

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,