TRADE: Caleb Martin + 2030 2nd to Dallas | Grimes + PHI 2nd heads to 76ers

[SleepingHero]

Martin has been VERY good in the playoffs, on both ends of the floor. He's been a real disruptor on defense, an on-ball stopper on the perimeter, when the stakes get higher. I think that is the payoff the Mavs believe they will get. (And if that's indeed what they got, this will prove to be a really good get.)

I don’t disagree with any of that. I think Martin is a good player. But the trade itself was horrible. Grimes is arguably a better player than Martin 1 for 1. The Mavs gave up the best pick in the trade. 

And for all the talk about Nico wanting to win now, he targeted a player who is going to be back in MAYBE a month. The mavs might not even make the playoffs to benefit from Martin’s disruption.

So this trade still makes zero sense to me. If it was Grimes for a healthy Martin+2030 2nd, then I can understand. But that inclusion of PHI’s pick, plus Martin being out till late March kills this deal all around.