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Dallas sends veteran swingman Tim Hardaway Jr. and 3 future 2nd-round picks to Detroit for Quentin Grimes.
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Detroit is reportedly adding veteran Tim Hardaway Jr. in a trade with Dallas.
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The Dallas Mavericks are reportedly changing up their depth chart in the wake of their loss in the 2024 NBA Finals.
Per multiple reports, the Mavs are trading veteran swingman Tim Hardaway Jr. to the Detroit Pistons for Quentin Grimes. As a part of the trade, the Mavs will send three future second-round picks to Detroit.
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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
Sources: The Mavericks trading Tim Hardaway Jr. to the Pistons for Quentin Grimes and three second-round picks, as ESPN reported, was done to get below the first apron and the hope of Dallas using the $12.9 million non-taxpayer mid-level exception to re-sign Derrick Jones Jr. pic.twitter.com/qfrY5fiTPQ
— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) June 28, 2024
Hardaway, an 11-year NBA veteran, averaged 14.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game last season while shooting 40.2% overall and 35.3% on 3-pointers. A valuable reserve for the Mavs in the regular season, Hardaway saw his role diminish significantly in the playoffs.
During Dallas’ run to the NBA Finals, Hardaway posted 4.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg and 0.4 apg in 12.7 mpg. He was inactive for four games in the first round and did not play in three of the team’s five games against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals. He had perhaps his best game of the playoffs in the Mavs’ lone Finals win when he scored 15 points off the bench in a Game 4 victory.
Grimes, the No. 25 pick int he 2021 Draft, split last season between the Pistons and Knicks after New York dealt him to Detroit at the trade deadline. He played in six games for Detroit, posting 5.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg and 2.3 apg and was slowed by a knee sprain and shooting slumps that limited his minutes with the Pistons.
In Dallas, Grimes may have an opportunity to shine. Aside from Kia MVP candidate Luka Doncic and All-Star guard Kyrie Irving, Dallas’ backcourt depth is a mix of young players (Josh Green, Jaden Hardy) and veterans (Derrick Jones Jr., Dante Exum) getting most of the minutes. As a member of the Knicks from 2021-23, Grimes was a regular rotation player who posted a career-best 11.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg and 2.1 apg in 71 games in the 2022-23 season.
Detroit selected G League Ignite forward Ron Holland II with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft and later reportedly traded for forward Bobi Klintman, the No. 37 pick. The Pistons are continuing their rebuild and will be searching for a coach after the team dismissed coach Monty Williams earlier this month. The Pistons have been in the playoffs twice in the last 14 seasons and have not won a playoff game since 2008.
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