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Franchise reset · January 31, 2019

The trade that sent Kristaps Porziņģis to Dallas

Dallas acquired Kristaps Porziņģis, Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee and Trey Burke in a seven-player, two-pick deal.

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The original receipt

Every asset in the deal

Each team panel shows the players and draft assets it received.

To DALDALPORZIŅĢIS6DALHARDAWAY11DALLEE1DALBURKE3To NYKNYKSMITH5NYKJORDAN6NYKMATTHEWS2320211STround asset+1 assets
NYKReceived

New York Knicks

PDennis Smith Jr.
PDeAndre Jordan
PWesley Matthews
#2021 first-round pick
#2023 protected first-round pick

Why it happened

The bet each side made

The move changed the NBA roster map during an active transaction window.

Why history remembers it

Dallas paired Porziņģis with rookie Luka Dončić. New York opened major cap space for the following summer. The picks became part of the Knicks' later roster construction.

What changed

The consequences

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