While the OKC Thunder and rest of the Association prepares for Thursday, February 7 trade deadline the Dallas Mavericks got into action ahead of schedule.
This came courtesy of the shocking trade of Kristaps Porzingis out of the Mecca and heading to join his childhood hero Dirk Nowitzki. More importantly, it sets the stage for could well become the second coming of the Nash-Nowitzki era via Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis.
It also worked to move Dennis Smith Jr. out of Dallas. This after the two sides seemed locked in a battle where the franchise and the player were on opposite sides.