After trading back to the 45th pick and acquiring some future second rounders, the Dallas Mavericks selected Nebraska forward Isaiah Roby in last Thursday’s NBA Draft. It was a series of moves that fell in line with an active night for nearly every NBA team, where players and picks were shifting hands from start to finish.
For the Mavericks, they added a player (and assets) they believe could help in the future — and according to Donnie Nelson, a player they would have selected with their original 37th pick. Though he couldn’t comment directly because the trade had not been made official by the league, Nelson alluded, “To get the same player you were targeting a little bit later in the second.