Boban Marjanovic, Trey Burke, Marquese Chriss and Sterling Brown to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Christian Wood. According to Shams Charania.
This trade won't be completed until draft night because the Mavericks owe the New York Knicks a projected top-10 pick in 2023. The "Stepien Rule" — which you can read more about here — prevents teams run out of 1st-round picks in consecutive seasons. That shows the Mavericks will end up making the No. 26 pick to the Rockets, then trade that player as part of the trade.
who has been with the since 2020, averaged 17.9 points, 10.1 rebounds and one block per game while shooting 51 per cent from the field and 39 per cent from the ground on 3-pointers. He is in the last year of a three-year, $41 million deal and will be eligible for an extension six months after the trade is complete, should the Mavericks want to go that route.
hoping he would be a complementary piece to help James Harden and Russell Westbrook. That, of course, never happened, as both Harden and Westbrook were forced out before the season, and the Rockets became a rebuilding team. Now, at least, they've been able to trade him for an additional first-round pick.
The Mavericks are coming off a fantastic run to the Western Conference finals, but when they got there, it quickly became apparent that they didn't have enough talent across the board to deal with the Golden State Warriors. In particular, his attack options were quite limited.
who would instantly make them a better team. Wood, a tall 6-foot-10 big man who can spread the floor, knock down 3-pointers and operate as a lob threat in the pick-and-roll, is a perfect fit for the way the Mavericks like to play. With Wood stepping into the starting centre role, the Mavericks' offence should become even more potent.
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