The Dallas Mavericks acquired Courtney Lee as part of the Kristaps Porzingis trade in January 2019. The New York Knicks wanted to get off Lee’s contract to open up cap space. They planned to pull in a marquee free agent last summer. That did not work. Here is a look back at that trade after one year.
Lee was out of the rotation for the Knicks before the deal. They were prioritizing playing their young talent and trying to rebuild. The Mavs gave him minutes, and Lee proved he still had something left in the tank.