Mavericks GM Nico Harrison ‘estimated Caleb (Martin) more than Quentin Grimes in the trade with Sixers

The only NBA FEDOM that had a worse year than those who take care of the Philadelphia 76ers is that of the Dallas Mavericks – and every day the organization seems to continue twisting the knife.

The President of Mavericks from Basketball Operations and General Manager Nico Harrison appeared for the second time this week to speak to the Los Angeles Lakers with the Los Angeles Lakers in the middle of the night on February 1st.

And in this sense of complete transparency, Harrison held the meeting with selected media members and found that no cameras or recording devices were permitted. Because that’s normal.

I am not sure whether the limitation of the media or the recording helped in any way, like that Full copy of the meeting Reveals Harrison’s comments and answers to reporter questions that somehow still make things look worse in the name of the organization. One of these highlights is the doubling of his blockbuster in February, whereby Harrison determines that “trade does not regret”.

The complete transcript is long, but wildly entertaining what it is worth. Well, it is entertaining as long as Harrison is not the general manager of the team they love and support.

But what does it mean to do with the Sixers? Not much! So let’s concentrate on the other trade that the Mavericks made, which at the beginning attracted less attention, but it looks like another extremely questionable step by Harrison – Caleb Martin for Quentin Grimes.

Just a few days after the league-shocking Doncic trade, the Mavericks Martin from the Sixers acquired and in return Quentin Grimes and a selection in the second round sent to Philadelphia. Harrison was asked about the move at the meeting on Tuesday.

Tim Cato, Dlls: Nico, you didn’t speak after the trading period after dealing with the trade with Quentin Grimes. I think I understand loose why this trade was made. You don’t have the feeling that your Quentin would keep Grimes when he went to the free agency. Why was a draft connected to this trade and how was the logic behind the negotiations of this deal in general?

Nico Harrison: Well, it was really about getting Caleb Martin. It was less about Grimes. Of course we acted against Grimes and looked at Grimes well. Great player. I think it worked for both teams. It worked for him. He is a free agent situation, so we had to go to a team in which he could shoot all the balls and really show his offensive. And we were not interested in it for us. We were interested in how he could help us win games. And we had the opportunity to get Caleb what the opportunity could only afford because Anthony Davis gave us this ability because he had a trade clause, a trading kicker and he decided. And that gave us the space to do that.

(Should I be able to take the sentence “He could shoot all the balls” seriously?)

Well, shoot all balls, grimes! He played 28 games for the Sixers with an average of 21.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists per competition, shot 46.9% of the floor and 37.3% long reach. And that’s all, while no stat line will show the other things that Grimes has done for Philadelphia, including the Sixers in the past few weeks of the season, practically solo, physically and mentally adhered to.

In the meantime, Martin played in just 14 competitions for the Mavericks with an average of 5.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists, which shoot 38.9% of the floor and 25.0% from the three -point range. At the time of trade, Martin missed the previous dozen games for the Sixers because of a hip injury, which ultimately took over for another month for Dallas.

When he was further pressed through the special features of trade, in particular the decision of the Mavericks to give a high-quality 2025 second round two rounds in addition to Grimes, Harrison did not dismantle any words.

Tim Cato, Dlls: “The perception is that Grimes is a younger, better player than Caleb Martin. Maybe they don’t agree, but why was a second round, a valuable second round that is bound to this deal?”

Nico Harrison: “Well, if you don’t like Caleb, you won’t like the trade. But we appreciated Caleb more and we also got a second round. “

Okay then.

First let’s get out of the way that the second round that the Mavericks got back was not originally in the trading business. This concession was only done after Martin’s hip gave concerns for his new team after his physical team. The original offer that Harrison likes to make was simply to get Martin in return for Grimes and the seconds 2025. I am not sure whether Harrison should even attribute to the selection that was later added. In addition, this second rider, the Sixers, has to take Dallas, to take Martin, is ultimately fully in the air for 2030 in the draft 2030.

The second 2025, which they sent to Philadelphia, has settled to 35. Players in the second round do not always pick out well in the league, but it is a high -quality choice with great potential that the Sixers came out of the deal.

In summary: The Mavericks exchanged the better, younger player in Grimes and a valuable second rider against a fighting, limp Martin, who contains a contract that only after the 2027-28 season (with a player option for this last season) and a second lap 2030, which could ultimately be at this distance of the last overall election.

The Sixers not only got Grimes for the second half of this season, but also have the chance to keep Grimes nearby, since it is supposed to be a restricted free agent, which Philadelphia gives the chance to achieve an offer sheet that he can possibly sign with another team to keep it.

All in all because Harrison Martin More “appreciated” … Ok then. Well, on behalf of the Sixers, thank you, Nico!

Daryl Morey (and all other general managers) should really send Harrison a fruit basket because he makes them all look better in comparison.