Third team looking to gain from potential Hawks-Raptors trade

If the Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptors are able to find common ground on a trade for two-time All-NBA and All-Star forward Pascal Siakam, the Dallas Mavericks hope to benefit.

This is per a new report from Marc Stein of The Stein Line (subscription required) on July 16.

Atlanta and Toronto have gone back and forth on multiple potential trade packages that would land the 6-foot-9, 29-year-old Siakam in Atlanta. But, in addition to compensation, Siakam is a potential flight risk who is said to have no interest in being a Hawk.

Still, Dallas lurks as a potential third team that could help facilitate a potential trade somehow with the idea that they can finally land Hawks center Clint Capela,…