The Dallas Mavericks are expected to trade Tim Hardaway Jr. this summer, according to NBA insider Marc Stein. The team is also expected to either trade or release JaVale McGee and not re-sign Theo Pinson.
“The Mavericks, I’m told, have indeed likely moved on from Theo Pinson,” Stein wrote. “The free agent swingman, as things stand entering summer league, is not expected back in Dallas as part of the many changes anticipated to the Luka Dončić/Irving supporting cast. Trading Tim Hardaway Jr. and either trading or releasing JaVale McGee remain expected moves beyond all of the action in North Texas so far.”
The Mavericks re-signed Kyrie Irving and Dwight Powell, acquired Grant Williams from the Boston Celtics and Richaun Holmes from the Sacramento Kings and signed Seth Curry and Dante Exum this summer. Dallas signed Matisse Thybulle to an offer sheet, but the Portland Trail Blazers matched it.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Tim Hardaway Jr & Dallas Mavericks Updates
Hardaway Jr. signed a four-year, $75 million contract with the Mavericks in August 2021. The shooting guard averaged 14.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists last season while shooting 40.1% from the field, 38.5% from beyond the arc and 77.0% from the free-throw line.
The Mavericks were only 5-11 in games Doncic and Irving played together last season. That was the worst winning percentage (.313) for a pair of teammates who were both All-Stars since the ABA-NBA merger in 1976-77, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. Dallas, though, didn’t want to lose Irving, who wound up re-signing with the Mavericks on a three-year, $126 million contract.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Tim Hardaway Jr & Dallas Mavericks Updates
Irving averaged 27.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists in 20 games with the Mavericks last season. He finished the 2022-23 season with averages of 27.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists while shooting 49.4% from the field, 37.9% from beyond the arc and 90.5% from the free-throw line with the Brooklyn Nets and Mavericks.
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