On June 30, Beijing time, the NBA free market will open in one day, in which the Los Angeles Lakers believe that D'Angelo Russell and Reaves have a clear ceiling in the backcourt, and they value Reaves more. Congratulations to Luka Doncic, Derrick Jones is expected to return 24 hours after the Dallas Mavericks completed the trade, and team owner Cuban is interested in four-time championship scorer Klay Thompson.
According to the latest report from Woshen, the Dallas Mavericks, who have two All-Star stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, reached a four-for-one deal with the Detroit Pistons to send away Hardaway Jr., who was disappointed in the game and abandoned by head coach Kidd, and three second-round picks in exchange for the addition of Grimes. It should be emphasized that this deal can be described as a double happiness for the Dallas Mavericks, the first is that there is no need to renew Hardaway Jr., and the second is that the money saved can be re-signed to Derrick Jones, which is worth more than 10 million dollars, which is a lot.
It is worth mentioning that Hardaway Jr., who plays for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2023-2024 season, his role this season is somewhat useful in the regular season, and he was directly abandoned in the playoffs, with no three-point accuracy and no defense, so what will save him, averaging 14.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. On the other hand, Derrick Jones played in a total of 22 playoff games, averaging 9.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.
You must know that in addition to signing back Derrick Jones, the Dallas Mavericks are also very chicken thieves, seeing that Klay Thompson's negotiations with the Golden State Warriors have not progressed, and after the two sides are estranged, they chose to throw an olive branch to the latter, willing to provide a satisfactory contract for him to play next to Irving and Doncic. This season with the Golden State Warriors, Klay Thompson played in a total of 77 regular season games, averaging 17.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, and his ability is still there, but Kerr is still using the original method, rather than creating a new strategy, to help the former find confidence.
Now with the Dallas Mavericks completing the deal, for them, it is not a loss to send away the unreliable Hardaway Jr. and take three second-round picks, mainly to free up a mid-level contract of tens of millions of dollars, so that general manager Harrison can re-sign Derrick Jones, a powerful guy. It should be emphasized that in order to increase the hope of winning the championship, the Dallas Mavericks owner Cuban is interested in Klay Thompson, the four-time championship shooter, and believes that he, Irving, and Doncic can impact the championship.