Lakers have perfect $104M trade to make with Mavericks for two perfect players

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There are still a lot of things that could happen in the NBA right now, especially with LeBron James not having made his decision.

Once James eventually decides which team he plans to play for, we should see some more dominoes fall, and it's already been a crazy, exciting offseason, so I can only imagine what else we're going to see. This leads to a lot of exciting things to watch for, especially with the Dallas Mavericks.

Specifically, I think the Los Angeles Lakers could really benefit from this, as reports indicate that the Mavericks are fielding calls for Daniel Gafford and are also looking to trade Klay Thompson.

"Daniel Gafford, they're still fielding offers on him. We've also discussed they'd rather trade Klay Thompson rather than buy Klay out...

"I reported this on June 14th. Teams calling for Kyrie Irving are being told Kyrie's not available, but Gafford, Klay, and P.J. [Washington] are regarded as the most available of the Mavs vets…

"Is Daniel Gafford going to be on this team by season's end? It's not an answerable question at this point. We know he's available. Is someone going to put an offer together that interests the Mavs or are the Mavs going to keep holding out for a first-round pick in exchange? Time will tell,” Marc Stein said, H/T Kurt Helin.

Trading for both Thompson and Gafford would be really tough for the Lakers due to their current roster construction and salaries, as well as the biggest piece of the puzzle: assets going to Dallas. However, those are two guys who would fit in perfectly with Luka Doncic and already have parts throughout their careers.

If I were the Lakers, I'd be willing to move a sizable haul to land both guys, as they are two players who can really make an impact on both sides of the basketball for them.