The Mavericks' deal with the Lakers has been reached, and the star swap between the two sides has been finalized. Now the Lakers coaching staff needs to think about how Doncic will coexist with James when he arrives with the Lakers, and the Mavericks coaching staff needs to think about how they can play to Davis's potential.
Of course, the Mavericks are more planned at the moment, because after Davis joined the Mavericks, it seems that their way of dealing is more concise, because Davis can return to his familiar position. In a recent interview, Kidd admitted that Davis will return to the No. 4 position after joining the Mavericks and will change his position. When he was with the Lakers, Davis played at the No. 5 position, and he had to take on a lot of defensive tasks, so he was under a lot of pressure. He asked the Lakers for a center player more than once, but the Lakers didn't seem to be active in terms of reinforcements, and Davis was very disappointed.
After coming to the Mavericks, the Mavericks have a lot of interior players, including the young and potential Lively, Gafford, these two players and Davis form the Mavericks' interior three, and the Mavericks have become one of the strongest teams in the league. More importantly, Davies will return to his familiar role as a No.4, and he may partner Lively in the front court.
If Davis returns to the No. 4 position, many fans think that he will usher in a personal explosion, because Davis was previously partnered with Cousins when he was with the Pelicans, and the position he held was the No. 4 position, and Davis's performance at that stage was shocking to the league, and he had an absolute height and size advantage against many No. 4 positions in the league. And he doesn't have to take on the role of a rim protector or give it his all on the defensive end, which helps him maintain his form. Davis, who was often limited by physical strength in the fourth quarter of the Lakers, has been inconsistent on the offensive end, and now he is back to his familiar No. 4 position, which means that he will probably have plenty of energy throughout the game.
The Mavericks will focus on the interior when they get Davis, and when the interior becomes very strong, the outside will also benefit, and Thompson may also get more open shots, because there will be a lot of teams to pinch Davis, and Irving will also get more breakthroughs and shots. So for the Mavericks, this season is their chance to compete for a championship.