The Dallas Mavericks decision to fire general manager Nico Harrison has become the talking point of the NBA by no surprise.
Following his questionable decision to move on from superstar and generational talent Luka Doncic in the blink of an eye, the Mavs' fanbase has seemingly been calling for his job since the late night news heard around the world.
Dallas earned the No. 1 overall pick and the team's ability to land Cooper Flagg quieted the noise surrounding the move, but after the team's struggles to start the season, the poor roster construction couldn't be ignored much longer.
Not only did Harrison's decision to offload Doncic disgruntle an entire fanbase, but it may have set the Mavericks back a handful of years from returning to the NBA Finals after the team seemed to be one player away from getting over the hump.
All that to say, with Harrison now out of the picture and the Mavericks having to take a step back and evaluate the the current state of their roster, it may open the window for team's with interest in their players to begin calling.
At 3-8 at the bottom of the Western Conference, it's clear the Mavericks have more issues than the return of Kyrie Irving can fix.
As a result, Dallas may begin to field calls and focus on rebuilding around the likes of their new cornerstone in Flagg.
For a team like the Wizards, majority of players on the roster wouldn't make sense for the team to call.
Considering most of the talent on the roster is veterans, not many prospects fit the timeline of the current roster...expect one.
One player the Wizards could prove to be interested in is Dereck Lively III.
The 7-foot-1 big man has flashes brilliance through his first few seasons in Dallas, but he's yet to breakout into the player the team hoped he could become when they drafted him out of Duke.
Lively is a great shot blocker, a consistent presence around the rim and he's shown flashes of a developing jump shot.
Not only could he be a major addition for the Wizards frontcourt, but he could be the perfect big man to pair alongside the team's emerging star in Alex Sarr.
Between the size in the team's frontcourt with the addition of Lively, mixed with the fact it could be the fresh start needed to allow the 21-year-old to breakout, a move could be more realistic than some realize.
Considering the draft assets the Wizards hold, mixed with the abundance of young talent they could look to offload like struggling sophomore Bub Carrington, Lively may be a player the Wizards should check in on just to see if there's an avenue in which the team could acquire him.