TRADE: Dallas Mavericks And Detroit Pistons Make A Deal

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons have made a trade.

Oct 8, 2021; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. (11) warms up before the game against the LA Clippers at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports / Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Tim Hardaway Jr. is coming off his sixth year playing for the Dallas Mavericks.

He finished the season with averages of 14.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest while shooting 40.2% from the field and 35.3% from the three-point range in 79 games.

On Friday, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Mavs have traded the former Michigan star to the Detroit Pistons.

Via Wojnarowski: "Dallas has traded Tim Hardaway Jr. and three second-round picks to Detroit for Quentin Grimes, sources tell ESPN."

Dallas has traded Tim Hardaway Jr. and three second-round picks to Detroit for Quentin Grimes, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 28, 2024

Via Wojnarowski: "Dallas sends a 2025 second via Toronto and two 2028 seconds in the deal, sources tell ESPN."

Dallas sends a 2025 second via Toronto and two 2028 seconds in the deal, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/JuUa0lEI7O

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 28, 2024

As for Grimes, he is coming off a year where he played for the New York Knicks (and Pistons).

He finished his season with averages of 7.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest while shooting 37.2% from the field and 33.8% from the three-point range in 51 games.

Feb 26, 2024; New York, New York, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Quentin Grimes (24) warms up before a game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

ESPN's Tim MacMahon reported more details about the deal.

Via MacMahon: "This move positions the Mavs to offer a significant part of the $12.9M nontaxpayer midlevel exception to Derrick Jones Jr. GM Nico Harrison has called re-signing Jones “priority 1A and 1B” for the offseason."

This move positions the Mavs to offer a significant part of the $12.9M nontaxpayer midlevel exception to Derrick Jones Jr. GM Nico Harrison has called re-signing Jones “priority 1A and 1B” for the offseason. https://t.co/s3C87V6PqQ

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) June 28, 2024

Hardaway Jr. has one more year on his contract that will pay him $16.2 million for the 2024-25 season.

Therefore, the Mavs were able to unload a lot of salary in the deal.

Detroit does today what Charlotte did yesterday — use cap space to take on contracts for future draft picks. Detroit still has $50M in space to take on contracts for picks.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 28, 2024

The Mavs reached the 2024 NBA Finals, while the Pistons missed the playoffs for the fifth straight season.