NBA Trade Deadline: Grading how all 30 teams performed at the deadline
Dallas Mavericks
Key Moves:
- Traded Dennis Smith Jr., Wesley Matthews, DeAndre Jordan, 2 first-round picks for Kristaps Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee and Trey Burke (per Shams Charania).
- Traded Harrison Barnes for Zach Randolph and Justin Jackson (per Shams Charania).
The Dallas Mavericks have been quite active in the last week, pulling off a couple trades in the days leading up to the NBA Trade Deadline. Adding Kristaps Porzingis is of course their main move that they made, and moving off of Harrison Barnes’ contract was solid too.
Dallas has made the necessary cap space to now add a significant piece during the summer if they so choose, and should be a solid landing spot for any big-name free agent with Porzingis and Luka Doncic already on the roster.
I’m not sure who “won” the NBA Trade Deadline, but the moves that the Mavs made in the last week, or so, are really impressive – and set them up nicely for the future.
Grade: A+