Mavericks trade Tim Hardaway Jr. and three draft picks to Pistons for Quentin Grimes, per report

Hardaway fell out of the Mavs' rotation during their run to the NBA Finals

By Jack Maloney Jun 28, 2024 at 12:08 pm ET• 2 min read

The Dallas Mavericks have agreed to trade Tim Hardaway Jr. and three second-round picks to the Detroit Pistons for Quentin Grimes, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. Those picks will be a 2025 second via the Toronto Raptors and two 2028 seconds. 

Hardaway Jr. arrived in Dallas as part of the Kristaps Porzingis trade back in 2019, and had some very productive seasons, largely off the bench. He had multiple top-10 finishes in Sixth Man of the Year voting, including this season when he finished ninth after averaging 14.4 points and 3.2 rebounds, while shooting 35.2% from 3-point range. 

During the playoffs, though, Hardaway mostly fell out of the rotation as the Mavericks made a run to the Finals, where they ultimately lost to the Boston Celtics in five games. He had eight DNPs along the way and scored in double figures just twice. 

Next season, Hardaway was set to make $16.1 million in the final year of his contract. Moving him for Grimes, who is set to make $4.2 million, will give the Mavericks the financial flexibility to re-sign Derrick Jones Jr. later this summer. They can now offer Jones the majority of the $12.9 million mid-level exception.