11:45pm: The trade is now official, according to the Mavericks (Twitter link).
10:33pm: The Kings are trading the 37th overall pick to the Mavericks for two future second-round picks, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweets.
The Mavericks traded their own second-rounders in 2024 and 2028 to Sacramento, Marc Stein tweets.
Dallas selected G League Ignite guard Jaden Hardy with the 37th pick. Prior to move, Dallas didn’t have a selection in this year’s draft after giving up the 26th pick to Houston in the still-unofficial Christian Wood deal.
Hardy averaged 17.7 PPG, 4.6 RPG and 3.2 APG for the Ignite. He slipped out of the first round and could wind up as a value pick for Dallas. He’ll add backcourt depth and scoring prowess, which could come in handy if unrestricted free agent Jalen Brunson doesn’t re-sign with the Mavs.
Hardy shot his way out of the lottery and the 1st. Needs to take better shots; higher %, be less sloppy w the ball and the Mavs got a steal.
This is a good pickup for Mavs. Hardy got talent. His shot can be fixed. At 37 this is a good gamble imo. He can atleast become a rotation guy.
Mean Brunson is leaving ????
Hardy is extremely talented just needs to continue to get better. Dallas is a good spot for him
Lolkangz continue to corner the market on 2nd round picks. Like building houses on Mediterranean and Baltic and running into hotels on Marvin gardens.
Nice scouting and dealing by Dallas.