About a year ago, the Mavericks were shifting focus to an NBA Finals matchup with the Boston Celtics. The Luka Doncic-Kyrie Irving tandem took over in the Western Conference finals, dispatching the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games.

Scottie Scheffler laughs on the 14th green during the first round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin on May 29, 2025. / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Pascal Siakam had 31 points and Tyrese Haliburton scored 11 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, carrying the Pacers to a 125-108 victory over New York on Saturday night for a 4-2 series win

With that said, Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report proposed a three-team trade idea between the Mavericks, Celtics and Brooklyn Nets that sends Jrue Holiday from Boston to Dallas. According to Marc Stein of The Stein Line, the Mavericks are interested in acquiring Holiday, who will make $32.4 million next season.

If such a deal were to happen, it would be a bit of a complicated dance given the goals each of the two franchises.

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As the months pass, the Mavs HC is offering insight into how he processed the league-shaking Luka Doncic move.