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NBA Draft 2023: the Dallas Mavericks left fans with a glimmer of hope

The NBA Draft has concluded and it’s time to welcome in some new faces to the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavericks had an active draft night, completing a trade with the OKC Thunder that allowed them to move back two spots from pick number 10 to draft Dereck Lively II from Duke, while also offloading Davis Bertans’ contract, creating a $17 million TPE (Traded Player Exception). The TPE was then sent to the Sacramento Kings for Richaun Holmes and pick number 24, where Olivier-Maxence Prosper from Marquette was selected. Following the draft, they signed undrafted TCU guard Mike Miles Jr.