The Mavericks have acquired a 2024 first-round pick from the Thunder in exchange for a future draft pick swap, both teams announced today. Oklahoma City will have the ability to swap its own 2028 first-round selection for Dallas’ ’28 first-rounder.
The Mavs, in turn, will flip that newly acquired ’24 first-round pick to the Wizards in the Daniel Gafford/Richaun Holmes trade, as was previously reported.
The pick that will head to Washington by way of Dallas will be the second-least favorable of the Clippers’, Thunder’s, Rockets’, and Jazz’s 2024 first-rounders.
The Thunder projected to have multiple picks in the first round of the 2024 draft and were unlikely to use them all, so they’ll push one of those assets down the road, betting on their odds to place ahead of the Mavs in the standings in 2028 and take advantage of that swap.
Conversely, the 2024 first-round pick is more valuable to the Wizards than a 2028 swap would have been, since they’re in the rebuilding process and want to add young talent sooner rather than later.
mavs really had an A+ deadline. props to nico i think they’re honestly contenders now (not close to being favorites but fully healthy they can make some noise)
Agree, I really like what Dallas has done.
What year do the knicks get the mavericks first round Pick since they tanked on purpose last year
Another great move from Nico. The thunder have too many picks that they cannot even convey, while the Mavs get a pick to send to Washington.
Essentially, the Mavs upgraded at PF and got a very good back up center fit one first, one second and one 2028 pick swap with a team that should be good in 2028.
And got rid of Holmes and Williams who is too short to defend against PF’s and too heavy to defend wings.
So OKC trades a 1st for a POSSIBLE swap in this one. They trade a 1st & 2 2nds for a DEN 1st in 2029. They need to trade from this treasure trove of 1st for someone they actually can play, instead of giving them away at a discount.
This is a team that lost on purpose last year for a draft pick. Those types of teams and players are never contenders until you get rid of all the players, coaches, ten personnel and owners. Cuban shouldn’t be part of the Mavs. He’s the one that brought this mess on. Once you bring a losing mentality to a team it’s hard to get rid of and play for a team that values draft picks over winning.