Any way you slice it, the Mavericks had a good draft.
They traded their pick and four players who were not in the regular rotation to Houston for center Christian Wood and added a second-round pick when Jaden Hardy fell further down the draft board than expected.
Scooping him up at No. 37 cost them two second-round picks, which may or may not convey to Sacramento in 2024 and 2028, was a bonus.
Not a bad haul at all.
But there were other things happening on draft night, which bridged over onto Friday morning before the trades all were made official by the NBA office.