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Star backcourt trade · February 6, 2023

The deal that paired Kyrie Irving with Luka Dončić

Dallas acquired Kyrie Irving and Markieff Morris. Brooklyn received Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, an unprotected first and two seconds.

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The original receipt

Every asset in the deal

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

To DALDALIRVING11DALMORRIS88To BKNBKNDINWIDDIE26BKNFINNEY-SMITH2820291STround asset+1 assets
BKNReceived

Brooklyn Nets

PSpencer Dinwiddie
PDorian Finney-Smith
#2029 unprotected first-round pick
#Two second-round picks

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 built a Finals backcourt around Irving and Dončić. Brooklyn's superstar experiment moved closer to its conclusion. Finney-Smith became another tradeable branch of the Nets' return.

What changed

The consequences

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