Dunk on Davis for the right price

Most players dread the prospect of being dunked upon.

On the flip side is the Clippers’ Paul Davis, a second-year forward from Michigan State, who gainfully played the good sport for a commercial featuring the Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade.

In the Gatorade ad, Wade is playing the Clippers when two sides of his conscience pop up, one advising him to pull up for a jump shot, the other urging him to go to the lane.

The choice is clear when he drives past Shaun Livingston via a pick by Heat teammate Udonis Haslem and delivers a dunk over Davis’ outstretched arms.

So how exactly did Davis’ involvement come about?

“I got a call from my agent wondering if I wanted to do a commercial with [Wade] and I said, ‘Yeah’ ” Davis said.

“He said, ‘The only thing is . . . you kind of, sort of, get dunked on.’ ”

“I said, ‘Well how much is it for?’ And he told me and I said, ‘I’ll get dunked on for that.’ ”

Coach Mike Dunleavy said point guards Brevin Knight and Dan Dickau are doing a serviceable job while co-manning the spot in the absence of Sam Cassell.

Cassell is sidelined because of a strained left calf and missed his fourth straight game while in Houston receiving treatment on the injury.

“I think they are both doing what we thought they were capable of doing,” Dunleavy said. “I think some of the limitations were there that we knew would be there. They are both small point guards. They can be taken advantage of by a bigger point guard potentially that you have to give some type of help to.”

Before Wednesday, the two had shot a combined 17 for 35 with 35 assists in the three games Cassell had not played.

“Brevin defends the ball pretty well and can push it. He’s not a great range shooter,” Dunleavy said. “Dan is better as far as a range shooter, but he’s not going to be as good in guarding quickness. They are both very solid and know how to run a team.”

Dickau, born in Portland, Ore., usually has a bevy of family and friends attend any game he plays in the Pacific Northwest.

Unfortunately, they couldn’t make it Wednesday because of a storm that closed down Interstate 5, the main artery from Portland to Seattle.

jonathan.abrams@latimes.com