Just after the Dallas Mavericks found out they received the No. 9 pick in the NBA Draft, the league was hit with a bombshell report that the Milwaukee Bucks are officially "open for business" in discussing trades involving their former two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.

With the Mavs turning their direction to a Cooper Flagg-centric future, it'd be incredibly surprising if new bosses Masai Ujiri and Mike Schmitz wanted to chase Giannis. Nonetheless, the news can now get every team active in surveying the likelihood of another trade this offseason.

Regarding Dallas' pick, a recent Bleacher Report article suggests one possible transaction would be to move up to the No. 6 spot with the Brooklyn Nets, sending a familiar veteran back to the New York borough.

DAL Receives: No. 6 pick, Nic Claxton, and Terance Mann

BKN Receives: No. 9 pick, Kyrie Irving

This isn't something Brooklyn is breaking down the doors to get done, for obvious reasons.

"The Brooklyn Nets may not be eager to get back into business with Kyrie Irving, but if it only cost them Nic Claxton, Terance Mann and a few spots on a pick that was already outside the top five, it might be worth it," writer Andy Bailey said.

"Kyrie and Michael Porter Jr. would make for one of the most explosive offensive duos in the East. And if one or two of last year's first-round picks took a developmental leap, the Nets could be right back in the mix for a play-in spot.

"As for for the Mavs, Irving isn't really on their timeline anymore. And if the front office has its eyes one someone around the top five or six in this draft, he could be the talent needed to move up to that range."

Irving had a tumultuous time with the Nets alongside James Harden and Kevin Durant, but since his trade to Dallas, the future Hall of Fame point guard has rejuvenated himself and his public perception.

While he will be coming off a major injury and doesn't quite fit into the long-term timeline anchored by Flagg, Dallas has still vowed that they are more interested than ever in finally seeing the two play with one another.

If the Mavs were interested in moving up, it'd be to chase a prospect they might've fell in love with in the 5-7 range, such as Illinois scorer Keaton Wagler.

However, Dallas should still find a guard that fits the team's needs in a "stick and pick" strategy, where the best player available is grabbed. Point guard prospects like Mikel Brown Jr. and Kingston Flemings might be available to shore up the Mavs' backcourt problems from a year ago.

After that first wave, the next tier of prospects is more underwhelming and filled with players that could slide deeper into the first round, judging by each team's needs picking after Dallas.

In this scenario, a trade back would be viable, and the Mavs would receive extra capital in the process of finding a player more suitable to that draft pick's value.

Labaron Philon Jr. or Brayden Burries might be targets for the Mavericks here. The Alabama product Philon averaged 22 points per game in the SEC last season and could use Irving's wisdom as a premier training tool. Burries is a sharpshooter from Arizona who would space out the perimeter for Irving and Flagg to operate in the lane and kick out to the open man.

Trading up, down, or staying put are all in the cards for the Mavericks this summer as the NBA Draft process officially commences.