The Dallas Mavericks have acquired guard Spencer Dinwiddie and forward Dāvis Bertāns in a trade with the Washington Wizards for forward/center Kristaps Porzingis and a protected 2022 second round pick.
In a related move, Dallas has also requested waivers on center Moses Brown.
“Kristaps is an All-Star player whose unique talents will fit well within our system and allow him to impact the game for us in multiple ways,” said Wizards President and General Manager Tommy Sheppard. “He will get a fresh start with our team and provide us with the opportunity to play multiple lineups that feature size, versatility and shooting ability.”
Porzingis (7-3, 240) is in his sixth NBA season with career averages of 18.7 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in 320 games played (319 starts) with Dallas (2019-2022) and New York (2015-2018). In 34 games (all starts) with Dallas this season, Porzingis has compiled averages of 19.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and a career-high 2.0 assists per game, tallying nine double-doubles.
Porzingis was voted an All-Star during the 2017-18 campaign with the Knicks, where he averaged a career-high 22.7 points to go along with 6.6 rebounds per game. He was also an All-Rookie selection in 2015-16 and finished second in the 2016 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year voting behind Karl-Anthony Towns. The six-year pro has also earned Player of the Week honors on two occasions in his career (Eastern Conference POW, 10/30-11/5/17; Western Conference POW, 2/24-3/1/20).
The Liepaja, Latvia, native is the fastest player to record 500+ three-pointers and 500+ blocks in NBA history (247 games) and is one of five players in league history to record 4,000+ points, 1,500+ rebounds, 400+ three-pointers and 400+ blocks before his 25th birthday.
Porzingis was originally selected with the fourth overall pick in 2015 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Prior to his NBA career, he played four seasons with Sevilla (Liga ACB) in Spain.
Dinwiddie (6-5, 215) holds career averages of 12.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 26.3 minutes in 364 games (177 starts) with Detroit, Brooklyn and Washington. He has appeared in 44 games (all starts) for the Wizards this season and is averaging 12.6 points, a career-high 4.7 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 30.2 minutes.
Dinwiddie was one of three NBA players, along with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bojan Bogdanović, to increase their scoring average in every season between 2014-15 and 2019-20. He averaged a career-best 20.6 points for Brooklyn in 2019-20.
The Los Angeles native was selected by Detroit in the second round (38th overall pick) of the 2014 NBA Draft after a three-year college career at the University of Colorado. He earned First Team All-Pac 12 honors as a sophomore in 2012-13. Dinwiddie suffered a season-ending ACL injury 17 games into his junior year and declared for the draft after the season.
Dinwiddie will wear No. 26 for Dallas.
Bertāns (6-10, 225) holds career averages of 8.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 19.4 minutes in 365 games (39 starts) with San Antonio and Washington. He has shot 40% (723-1,807 3FG) from 3-point range and 86.1% (353-410 FT) from the foul line for his career. Bertāns saw action in 34 games for Washington this season and is averaging 5.7 points and 1.8 rebounds in 14.7 minutes.
Bertāns ranked eighth in the NBA in 3-point field goals made (200) in 2019-20, behind Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway Jr., who finished seventh (204).
The Rūjiena, Latvia, native was selected by Indiana in the second round (42nd overall selection) of the 2011 NBA Draft but began his professional career playing overseas in Latvia, Slovenia, Serbia and Spain before signing with San Antonio as a free agent in 2016.
Bertāns will wear No. 44 for the Mavericks.
Brown was acquired by the Mavericks from the Celtics in exchange for guard Josh Richardson on July 31. He appeared in 26 games (1 start) for Dallas in 2021-22 and averaged 3.1 points and 2.3 rebounds in 6.5 minutes.
