:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72394474/1500702350.0.jpg "NBA Draft 2023 trade: Mavericks send Davis Bertans, 10th pick Cason Wallace to Thunder for 12th pick")
The Dallas Mavericks are trading F Davis Bertans and the 10th pick in the first round of the 2023 NBA Draft to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 12th pick in the draft. The Thunder will receive the 10th overall pick, Kentucky guard Cason Wallace, as part of the deal. The Mavericks shed Bertans contract, which was set at $17 million this upcoming season and another year at $16 million in 2024-25. Dallas is trying to re-sign free agent PG Kyrie Irving this offseason.
This past season was forgettable for the Mavericks, who had title hopes with Luka Doncic in search of his first NBA MVP. None of that came to fruition and a desperation move for Irving before the deadline was made. It didn't pan out and the Mavericks missed the playoffs and even the play-in tournament. There's plenty of pressure on the franchise to put together a contending team around Doncic quickly.