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 Dallas Mavericks reportedly made a play for Phoenix Suns superstar forward Kevin Durant before Thursday's NBA trade deadline. Speaking Thursday on

NBA rumors suggest the Mavs and Rockets could target Kevin Durant in an offseason trade.

"League sources say the Dallas Mavericks, fresh off their Luka Dončić-for-Anthony Davis swap that sent shockwaves through the Association, have dreams of adding Durant to their Davis-Kyrie Irving-led group," per the report by Sam Amick, David Aldridge and Anthony Slater.

Dallas Mavericks fans shouldn't expect Kevin Durant to join Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving in North Texas ahead of Thursday's 3 p.m. ET NBA trade

Shaquille O'Neal didn't hide his feelings about the report that the Mavericks are trying to swing a trade for Kevin Durant.

"I was told that the Mavericks were very aggressive as recently as Wednesday trying to find other teams to get involved so they can make the math work and bring Kevin Durant to Da

The NBA trade deadline came and went at 3 pm Eastern Standard Time in Thursday, and future Hall of Famer Kevin Durant, a 14-time All-Star who ranks eighth all-time in points scored — second among active players only to Lebron James — remains a member of the Phoenix Suns.

This is about what would've been the second craziest swap of this deadline: Jimmy Butler for Kevin Durant, who, according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst and Ramona Shelburne, signed of