While researching for an article recently, I came across something interesting. On RealGM, I found that the Dallas Mavericks still retain the rights to several players drafted years ago. Some go as far back as 2007.
In fact, you may have noticed a recent transaction Dallas performed. The Mavericks recently removed the cap hold on Petteri Koponen, their first-round pick from 2007. It’s one of those routine transactions that teams do to clear up cap space. For what it’s worth, Dallas will still have the rights to Koponen for the next year. But as you’ll see, that probably won’t matter.