When Doncic played for the Dallas Mavericks, he thrived with a lob-threat center. The five-time All-Star led the Mavericks to the 2024 NBA Finals with the help of Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford, two players who caught lobs in an efficient offense.

The Nets need to make a deal at the 2025 NBA trade deadline that helps them tank for a better draft pick this summer.

The Nets currently have $176.1 million of cap allocations on the roster right now, meaning that they have $1.9 million worth of space under the first apron. However, due to the sign-and-trade that brought Shake Milton to Brooklyn in the Mikal Bridges trade with the New York Knicks this past offseason, Brooklyn is hard-capped at the first apron.