Everybody needs a little help sometimes. There’s no shame in it. Life is notoriously difficult. That applies to NBA players as much as it does to anyone else.

If their goal is to win an NBA title, it holds especially true. After all, nobody’s ever been able to do that on their own.

Just ask Luka Doncic. We don’t mean to insult his teammates by suggesting he’s alone, but the Dallas Mavericks have not put a viable co-star next to him since drafting him. Having lost Jalen Brunson in free agency this summer, their offense depth has actually weakened.

Swinging a big trade this summer could go a long way towards keeping the Slovenian sensation satisfied.

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In this age of player empowerment, that could be critical – if Doncic doesn’t feel that he’s got a real shot at winning a championship in Dallas soon, who knows if he’ll remain satisfied with the organization?

Here’s a deal that has the Mavericks getting ahead of the problem by landing Pascal Siakam this summer.