When the Dallas Mavericks made the Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade on February 1, it was clear the Mavericks were emphasizing their frontcourt prowess and size on defense, and getting No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg only added to the surplus of defensive talent in Dallas' frontcourt.
With Dallas already having two starting-caliber centers in Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford, it's been clear since Davis' arrival that Davis would be playing power forward more often than not, even if that was slightly derailed last season due to all of Dallas' injuries. Davis will almost certainly start at the four for Dallas this season, though, but he'll need to be a fairly efficient jump-shooter for this recipe to ultimately work.