The Athletic reported earlier in the week that the Mavericks had a dream of pairing Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant with their current core of Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving. SNY's Ian Begley is taking that one step further, saying the Mavs were actively engaged in talks on Wednesday, trying to make it happen.

The buzzer has sounded on the most frenetic NBA trade deadline in recent memory. Nine current or former All-Stars were traded in the days leading up to Thursday’s deadline. The Dallas Mavericks were at the root of that activity with a seismic swap,