In the early morning of Beijing time, a number of NBA teams made trades, because this time is the mid-season trading deadline for the NBA this season. The most watched deal is certainly the Brooklyn Nets vs. Philadelphia 76ers, who swap Harden and Ben Simmons.
In addition, the Dallas Mavericks also traded with the Washington Wizards, sending Porzingis and a second-round pick to the Wizards in exchange for Dinwiddie and Bertans. Mavericks fans are puzzled by this because Dinwiddie's offensive efficiency is low, and Bertans will only shoot three-point shots, no defensive ability. Both players are carrying big contracts, and the Mavericks might as well keep Porzingis.
That being said, Porzingis has proven to be a no-brainer for the Mavericks, having played mediocrely in all three of his appearances, slipping stats and frequent injury absences. In addition, Porzingis and Doncic's ball rights contradictions are getting worse and worse, so it is not surprising that they are sent away.
Porzingis is leaving, and the Mavericks have a game to play today, against the Los Angeles Clippers. Doncic made a big splash in this game, scoring 28 points in the first quarter, while the Clippers team only scored 28 points in the first quarter. After the game, the Mavericks beat the Clippers 112-105, and Doncic scored 51 points.
In addition, Doncic also had 9 rebounds and 6 assists, and on 7-of-14 shooting from outside the three-point line, he looked like he had a strong desire to fight and was in a good mental state. Apparently, Doncic was even happier about Porzingis being traded.
This is the first time in Doncic's NBA career that it has been a single game of 50+, which happened after the team's big trade, and it is intriguing. Doncic is now the Mavericks' sole core player, and he is becoming more and more like James a few years ago.